While government regulation requires historical verifications for all firearm deals by authorized weapon vendors, it doesn't need personal investigations for firearms sold by unlicensed merchants, as non-vendors who sell weapons on the web or at firearm shows. This escape clause empowers individuals with lawful offense convictions, homegrown maltreatment limiting requests, and others with denying narratives to purchase weapons without any inquiries posed. The proviso ought to be shut to require personal investigations on all weapon deals — not simply on the offer of guns from authorized firearm sellers.