To make matters worse, IMO (and as dk noted, but not sharing my opinion) Republicans in Congress just blocked (stripped funding) for new ATF rules that would require dealers to report multiple sales of some long arms in the same manner as hand guns.
GOP amendment strips funding for new gun-sale requirements - TheHill.com
These seem like sensible regulations to me and wont hurt anyone but traffickers.
Yes, thanks to KirStang for at least focusing on real issues and real concerns from the other perspective.