Philip Cook , Jens Ludwig : Most Americans want gun sales to require background checks . They say the NRA opposes this , but such checks could happen without gun registration . They says licensed dealers could do checks , allow sale ( or not ) without naming buyer . Writers : The writers are saying that they think it is a good idea for people who buy guns from unlicensed sellers to be required to go through background check before buying more than one handgun at once.
Philip Cook , Jens Ludwig : Most Americans want gun sales to require background checks . They say the NRA opposes this , but such checks could happen without gun registration . They says licensed dealers could do checks , allow sale ( or not ) without naming buyer . Writers : It 's one way for states to keep track of guns ; this could bring compromise .