Should ID Checks Be Required for Gun Sales?

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I'm a gun owner, strong second amendment supporter and avid recreational trap shooter. But I can't understand why there is no federal law requiring at the very least a criminal background check for all gun sales in the US? In fact, in a post 911 world when enormous resources are being devoted to anti terrorism initiatives, anyone including convicted felons and suspected terrorists can legally buy an unlimited number of easily concealable high powered handguns and military style weapons in 32 states from “private” individuals and at thousands of gun shows annually without a background check or even an ID!

Federal gun policy dictates that only Federally Licensed gun dealers are required to run background checks and it's estimated that more than 50% of guns sold in the US are sold by "private" individuals. There are documented cases in which Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and IRA terrorists have been convicted of purchasing military style high capacity weapons at US gun shows where over half the guns sold are legally purchased without an ID or background check. Criminals and terrorists have exploited this dangerous loophole in US gun policy for years and the fact that background checks are not uniformly required by Congress is the epitome of truth is stranger than fiction public policy.