at gun stores, to gun shows, it would close the gun show loophole and also expand it to internet sales. what it would not do is expand it universally. so if you wolf blitzer wanted to sell me a gun, sort of privately, you would not we would not need background checks. that loophole would still be there. yes. what i m told these discussions include is requiretion ting the to keep a record. that has been the crux of that s ahuge. it s been huge. that s the crux of what the supporters of more gun control if i sold you my gun, i would have to keep a record that i sold it to dana bash. it wouldn t go into a database. but i d have to keep it. the big question is filibuster. the question is whether this would be enough to stop some republicans from filibustering this gun legislation on the floor, essentially stopping a vote on the legislation. if you have a filibuster you need 60 votes. there are 45 republicans and a bunch of democrats who might not vote for it.