GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

In Iowa and some other states a permit to carry firearms IS a background check. If a person [like me] holds a state issued permit to carry firearms [in some states its known as a ccw permit] no background check is needed when buying a firearm.
Lets say I want to buy a firearm, pistol, revolver, shotgun, rifle, it don't matter. All I do is walk in, pick out the firearm, lay down the cash, show my drivers license and permit to carry and walk out the door with the firearm.
So in some states the background check card idea is being used.

Edited to add. Each state is different but Iowas permit to carry weapons is good for 5 years.

F.U.,

The Iowa system is a lot like what Maggot suggested; it makes sense to me.

Question: If you were holding a 5 year arms permit and got a felony during that period (or had to be treated for mental illness), do you know if your permit would be rendered invalid (or taken away) immediately? If not, would you somehow be flagged as a criminal or mentally ill if you presented your permit and tried to purchase another gun?

If either of those things happen, seems like an ideal procedure, to me - accomplishes the goals but minimizes the overhead costs associated with running a separate background check for each arm sold to the same person.