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Which states just let you buy a gun with no background check or registration?
How are people convicted of owning unregistered firearms if registration isn't required?
Isn't there always a waiting period and a background check?
Felons aren't allowed to buy or own guns.
PA and many other states in a private sale.
No permits needed in NYS for any rifle not semi auto (which was recent, as you could get semi auto rifles with no permit).
I'm not going to check current status of every state's laws, but I did already address it's possible to buy guns from places other than a licensed firearm dealer and required registration is less common than not. In private sales you're at a minimum legally required to not intentionally sell to prohibited people but clearly that isn't always obeyed - it's possible some states require you to then register that transaction in some way but that's not the default expectation/requirement everywhere.
People can be convicted if they are in a location or have prohibited items that DO require registration and they aren't. Suppressors or short-barreled rifles/shotguns and full-auto firearms being common examples.
In my state, with a permit to purchase (good for 1 year, no qty limits) or a permit to carry (5 years, no qty limits) there is no waiting period. If buying from a licensed FFL there is still a NICS check with each purchase though.
Correct. Felons also aren't known for obeying the law so just being prohibited doesn't ensure they can't obtain a firearm.