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lso killed.Manchin, a red-state Democrat working with blue-state Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, is trying to broker a deal that would expand criminal and mental health background checks by pressuring states to share data on prohibited purchasers and to include sales that take place through a commercial enterprise.An individual could sell another individual a gun without a background check, but if a commercial entity is involved hosting a gun show or an Internet site mandatory checks would be required. Even as gun control proponents bemoan the deal as watered down, gun rights groups remain worried that the legislation could be altered to create a federal firearms registry. The Manchin-Toomey plan forbids the creation of such a list, but conservatives hold little trust when it is the Obama Justice Department that is doing the enforcement.But even if Manchin-Toomey somehow survives the Senate and passes the House, it would not prevent the next Newtown. Or the next Aurora. Or the next Tucson. Or the next Blacksburg. All of the weapons said to be involved in those mass killings were legally purchased from gun merchants and subject to full federal background checks.And while gun control advocates can be happy that the expanded system may mean fewer gun sales, theres little reason to think that Manchin-Toomey would do much to help the problem of greatest concern in the Democratic Party: street crime. As the urban party, Democrat diminished greatly.The Senate advanced the federal legislation Thursday morning, but the key plank of that pertains to expanding background checks. A provision to renew bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines was dropped from the main bill, though it will likely get a vote as an amendment.The odds of the Senate advancing to an up-or-down vote on the legislation improved Wednesday after two conservative senators -- one Democrat, one Republican -- announced a proposed compromise on background checks meant to assuage gun owners' concerns. The plan would apply to background checks for gun shows and Internet sales but exempt certain transactions among family members and others.Still, the National Rifle Association said the proposal went too far.If a bill ultimately passes, it will only come after millions more firearms have been purchased. Ammunition, too, has been flying off the shelves at a rapid clip. The sales have been picking up for several months. While Obama's re-election and the push for gun control legislation have been blamed, others have pointed the finger at the Department of Homeland Security, which has drawn attention for looking to purchase up to 1.6 billion rounds over the next five years for its law enforcement divisions.