jim and sarah past the brady background check law about 27 years ago, just a few weeks ago. during that time, there was no such thing as the internet, and gun shows were not big business. today, they are. as a result of the way that the background check law was passed -- drafted at the time, focused on federally licensed firearms dealers as being the entities required to conduct background checks. that is how the legislation was worded. fast-forward to today, and there are entities that effectively act as ffl's and are selling at gun shows, and under federal law, they are not required to run a background check, technically. some states have strengthened their laws, but others have not, and the system is designed to ensure a background check occurs before every gun sale. hr-8 ensures regardless where a gun is sold, whether over the internet or at a gun show or at an ffl, that a background check is conducted. there are exceptions to the background check requirement to have always been enshrined in federal law. so if you are doing an enter- -- inter-familial transfer, that is a