If the 4473 didn’t record make, model, and serial number of the gun(s) being transferred, as well as the name, address, and DL of the buyer, I would be much less opposed to them. (Although, not completely unopposed.) However, 4473s do contain such information, and therefore amount to gun registration, and therefore are unacceptable to me. Nothing stops the BATFABCDE from copying such records (in the name of verifying “compliance”) and therefore generating a registration database. That such data collection is illegal is worth less than nothing to me, they have already been found to have done that before, therefore, the law banning such activities is less than worthless, it lulls unthinking voters - and legislators - into falsely believing that registration records can not be kept.
I would much prefer some sort of “trusted good person” symbol, say, on one’s driver’s license, and if you have it and the authorities can verify that it’s legit, then you can buy whatever you want with no records of the sales being connectable to your identity. (The gun store might still want to keep records of lawful sales, but if they can be connected to individuals personally, that’s registration.)
It would have to track the serial number. How else would you prove a background check was completed for the transfer?
There's millions of gun owners across America that are waking up to no ammo or reloading supplies; they will shake it up in 2014 just like 1994; ain't nobody giving up guns; not in the cards. We need to make that point to our filthy politicals.