Gun Banners Target NICS 3-Day Delay; NSSF is Responding on Behalf of Gun Industry

National Instant Criminal Background Check System
National Instant Criminal Background Check System

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn. -(Ammoland.com)- Gun control groups and their allies on Capitol Hill are promoting legislation to change current federal law that provides the FBI’s National Instant Criminal background Check System (NICS) three business days to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to deny a firearms purchase.

Citing the recent tragedy in Charleston, they are choosing to fault the three-day rule, suggesting that the FBI/NICS examiner did not have enough time to finish the background check.

They are also attempting to pressure retailers that choose to legally complete transfers after the three-day period to change their policy.

According to FBI statistics, in 2014 NICS delayed 9 percent of transactions. Of those delayed transfers, 12 percent eventually were denied, but that constituted only 1.1 percent of all NICS checks performed.

The mistakes made during the NICS check process in the case of the Charleston shooter, and admitted to by FBI Director James Comey, rather than making the case for additional federal law demonstrate the need for all appropriate records to be entered into NICS at the state level and for FBI/NICS to be given the resources it needs to fulfill its mission and support firearms retailers.

This approach has been the focus of the NSSF’s nation-wide FixNICS initiative in many state capitals and our ongoing work in Washington, D.C. to ensure that the system that puts retailers on the front lines to prevent sales to prohibited individuals works in the manner that Congress originally intended.

Read NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Larry Keane’s new blog post.

As always, NSSF staff will be active on Capitol Hill to provide the industry’s viewpoint and experience on this matter of national interest and we will keep you informed of developments.

About NSSF:

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

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CarlCasino

Want a solution to the crazy people getting guns? Just profile! Now that wasn’t hard was it. Profile Muslims and all hyphenated Americans, Next since statistics PROVE that 95% of the shooters were Democrats or from Democratic controlled areas just decline all Democrats from even touching a firearm. Next require all firearm owners to qualify for the standard safety rules or lose your ability to carry. Now the only people left are Felons that are being pampered by the likes the Mayor’s of NYC and Detroit and Chicago, etal.

Doug

Three years ago I went into Walmart to purchase an AR 5.56. The NICS was unable to get past my delayed status in 30 days. In fact in 180 days they could not get past it. I then filed for a UPIN number. They turned that request down but it did start a conversation with them. In the end I had to do all the leg work for the FBI and had to go to the Police Department where my records were held and get my information from them. I do not believe they investigate anything. If it is not… Read more »

TEX

The whole point to the NICS is that its ‘instant’ ! This system is ripe for abuse by this tyrannical regime and screwing law-abiding people from obtaining their firearms approval in a timely manner. It’s got to the point where we are dealing with a system of waiting for approval from the very same maze of alphabet agencies that don’t want you to have firearms in the first place. These SOB’s should be adhering to the constitution but forget that ! They aren’t even nuetral on a constitutional rights issue. At least in Texas if you have a CHL,the FFL… Read more »

BLAMMO

So, “instant” doesn’t mean what I think it means.