It MAY be that the DOJ is cracking down on states that allowed private citizens to use the NICS system to do private sales in states that required a background check be done.

For easily over a decade, Connecticut allowed private sales as long as they called the CT State Police to do a background check. A couple of months ago that changed, apparently the FBI told the state of CT that allowing private citizens to use the NICS system to do background checks was not allowed.

I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.