We have enough background checks now. Criminals don’t buy weapons at gun stores or gunshows. They buy them out of the trunk of a car. Mostly stolen. Universal background checks are just for law abiding citizens.
I have one question to ask of politicians, especially NY. I went to Catholic school in NY until 1953. Some of the wilder kids in the school belonged to ethnic gangs. They all had a firearm of some sort. Most had taken ordinary cap pistos, drilled them out for .22LR, soldered a firing pin on the hammer and unblocked the barrell. Not the most sophisticated weapon, but it apparently worked because none of the kids that I knew had one were never hurt.
Here’s my question: Do you also ban cap pistols, drills, soldering irons, etc.? At some point, it becomes a little ludicrous.
If universal background checks were required for opening bank accounts, getting credit cards, or registering people to vote...I suspect more of us would support the idea. But no one is going to add to the list of things requiring a universal background check.