Drug use? I don't recall ever providing a urine sample for any of the 4473s I filled out.
Are you the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s)?s
Are you under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any other crime, for which the judge could imprison you for more than one year?
Have you ever been convicted in any court of a felony, or any other crime, for which the judge could have you imprisoned for more than one year, even if you received a shorter sentence including probation?
Are you a fugitive from justice?
Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?
Have you ever been adjudicated mentally defective (which includes a determination by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that you are a danger to yourself or to others or are incompetent to manage your own affairs) or have you ever been committed to a mental institution?
Have you been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions?
Are you subject to a court order restraining you from harassing, stalking, or threatening your child or an intimate partner or child of such partner?
Have you ever been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence?
Have you ever renounced your United States citizenship?
Are you an alien illegally in the United States?
Are you an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa?
Do you have a valid government-issued photo identification, such as a drivers license?
You take issue with my used of the word "checked", and rightly so.
Unless we're sat down to a lie detected and asked the questions verbally, they're taking us at our word.
I guess THAT would define "tougher" - questions asked on a lie detector (which some folks are trained to beat).