Is where it should be too IMO. Once a legal immigrant has gone through the proper channels they should be treated as a citizen when it comes to rights for, and firearms in particular. Until such background check etc. has been done no gun purchase.I think it would be on a much larger scale, nationally, not locally...
Guys like you MD that are here legal and are upstanding folks, etc , etc, should be treated as everyone, but I personally think in todays world those checks are in order, and not just anyone with a green card can or should have the privilege to purchase firearms.
It's not fair to someone trying hard to be/stay within the law to have to deal with on a local level. What if you move to another county in the same state? National permit, for immigrants allowing or refusing, then follow state laws from there, sounds like the way to me.