Reply #22: No, not over the phone: by carrier pidgeon...

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In order to do this without a time delay, it would have to be done over the phone. How are you going to verify the information by phone?

Duh. Of course by phone (or computer): first the buyer uses a phone to call the center to authorize one background check. Then the seller uses a phone to perform the check.

If you're going to "ask" next how the center could possibly verify the identity of the buyer making the authorization, please contact e.g. any bank to find out how exactly they verify phone banking users... or shall we skip the next 127 excuses and jump directly to where you just say that some hacker somehow will find a way to misuse the system and without authorization find out if someone else is qualified to buy guns or not and to you that risk is far greater evil than criminals buying guns easily without any kinds of checks?