It is already illegal for a felon to purchase or possess a firearm. So you can use executive order to make all firearms sellers ensure their customer is not a felon by imposing criminal penaties on any gun seller who sells a gun to a felon. This will be the incentive to make gun sellers do checks on their customers.
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