RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
October 28, 2014 at 1:32 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2014 at 1:38 pm by Chas.)
(October 28, 2014 at 1:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Yes but 33 states do not regulate gun show sales either, Chas. Which is where you are being disingenuous. And those 33 states are hooked up by a splendid interstate highway to the 17 who are trying to fix the problem and making it damn near impossible.
This is what makes these discussions/arguments so frustrating - you don't know what the fuck you are talking about. The background check is a federal law.
You can't be in the business of selling firearms unless you have an FFL.
The question is whether it is a private transaction between individuals or a commercial transaction with a dealer, not that it is at a gun show.
Whether or not a state has any regulations for gun shows has no bearing.
FBI Wrote:Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms or explosives. Before ringing up the sale, cashiers call in a check to the FBI or to other designated agencies to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn’t otherwise ineligible to make a purchase. More than 100 million such checks have been made in the last decade, leading to more than 700,000 denials.
Quote:A Federal Firearms License (FFL) is a license that enables an individual or a company to engage in a business pertaining to the manufacture of firearms and ammunition or the interstate and intrastate sale of firearms. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has been a legal requirement within the United States of America since the enactment of the Gun Control Act of 1968.
I don't spout NRA nonsense - how about you stop spouting Bloomberg nonsense.
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