“While the gun-control lobby likes to say that 90 percent of gun owners want universal background checks, where even private gun sales require a background check, that is pure fantasy. The numbers for voluntary background checks in Virginia show that the real percentage is miniscule. While options are generally good things, this law is a waste of resources. It should be repealed, with the tax dollars and manpower put to better use by the Virginia State Police.” – VCDL president Philip Van Cleave in New law that encourages voluntary background checks at Va. gun shows yielding few tangible results [via richmond.com]