U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) recently introduced the “Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act,” a bill designed to impose even stricter rules on law-abiding firearms retailers.
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Rotten Olive Branch Offered after Roanoke Murders
If a violent criminal is so dangerous that he poses a physical threat to innocents, letting him wander freely among us makes as much sense as opening the cage and letting out a man-eating lion…
Background Checks: Fix NICS Why Bother?
The way to truly Fix NICS is to scrap the system and redirect the funds toward fixing mental health treatment, fixing the justice system, and supporting law enforcement…
Gun Purchases Rise as Usual Suspects Resort to Usual Tricks
The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported last week that the number of firearm-acquisition background checks in June was the highest for that month on record.
886,825 NICS Indicates Record Gun Sales For June 2015
While not reflective of actual gun purchases, NICS is a leading indicator of gun sales, with this 2015 June’s now reporting the Highest June on Record.
Reports Nationwide Of Unexpected NICS Delays & Denials for Gun Buyers
An unusually high number of the delays and denials are on people who normally get instant approvals for past purchases…
NC Sheriff’s Report Exposes Broken Pistol Purchase Permit System
Sheriff report shows NICS checks are superior to our archaic permit system at keeping criminals from getting guns. . .
Media’s Wishful Thinking: ‘Americans’ Gun Purchases Are Declining’…NOT
Lately, gun control supporter’s wishful thinking, claims that the number of gun owners is declining, even the old media have been saying that American’s gun purchases are declining as well…
November 2014 Gun Sales Close to Breaking Monthly Record
While not reflective on actual gun purchases NICS is a leading indicator of gun sales with this November now reporting the Second Highest November on Record…
Black Friday Highest Day Ever For Firearms Purchase NICS
Gun Sales boom,175,754 transactions on Nov. 28 2014, Black Friday, making the day the highest Black Friday ever and the second highest day in NICS history…
NICS Checks Show Gun Purchases Strong in 2014
New numbers reported by the FBI suggest that Americans may be buying firearms at a slightly higher rate in 2014 than they did in 2012…
U.S. House of Representatives, Who Voted Pro-gun?
The vote was on a Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Peter King (R-NY) amendment to H.R. 4660, the Commerce-Justice-Science funding bill. Both Representatives hold an “F” rating…
Bloomberg Sycophants Spring an Ambush Friday with Anti-Gun Amendment in House
Disciples of anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg staged an ambush in the House of Representatives on Thursday. And 76 Republicans fell right into the trap…
Gun Business Is Booming, The Economy, Not So Much
The National Shooting Sports Foundation reported that the March 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System figure of 1,224,705 is the second highest March on record…
New Hampshire Firearms Coalition Legislative Update March 2014
SB 244 in its original form, would have required the names of huge numbers of Granite State residents to be sent to the FBI/ATF NICS database of prohibited persons….
Twenty Years of Brady Law Failure
Of the 72,659 prohibited persons who illegally attempted to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer, only 62 were considered worthy of prosecution, and of those only 13 were found guilty…
January Improvements to the NICS E-Check 2.0
The FBI NICS Section is kicking off 2014 with some improvements to the NICS E-Check 2.0, some of which were developed based upon ideas and feedback from you, the FFLs that we serve…
Happy Holidays from the FBI NICS Section
Happy Holidays! As we near Christmas, the NICS Section wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and cooperation…
National Shooting Sports Foundation Testifies for FixNICS before R.I. Task Force
Our FixNICS effort is gaining ground. Several state legislatures have passed measures to improve the reporting of all records on prohibited persons, including adjudicated mental health records to NICS…
National Instant Criminal Background Check System E-Check: Register Now – Save Time Later
The NICS E-Check allows you to conduct firearm background checks over the internet and provides many benefits you don’t receive from the NICS Contracted Call Centers…
NICS Will Continue to Operate if There Is a Government Shutdown
Law enforcement activities are designated as essential services and do not shut down even if the Congress and President fail to agree on funding legislation…
Fixing the Mental Health Care System Needs Priority Over Gun Control
Let’s stop demonizing guns and end the shootings by incarcerating the criminals and healing the sick, for much work needs to be done in the mental health arena…
Gov. Bobby Jindal Signs NSSF-Advocated FixNICS Legislation into Law in Louisiana
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, last Wednesday, signed six favorable gun bills into law, including one advocated by NSSF requiring certain court records be sent to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System …
June Background Checks as Related To Gun Purchases Up 3.0 Percent
This marks the 37th straight month that NSSF-adjusted NICS figures have increased when compared to the same period the previous year…
Wethersfield CT Does Right on Firearms Background Check Fees
Connecticut Carry would like to thank Chief James Cetran and the Town of Wethersfield for issuing this letter to pistol permit applicants and for standing up against an unlawful practice when it is not popular or easy to do so…
Background Check Gun Records Are Saved
The NICS background check system is already designed as and fully functional record storage system and federal gun registry…
New Jersey State Police Tweeting, NJ Instant NICS Check is Fixed
If you received a Tweet from @NJSP, please respond politely & thank them for realizing that there was a problem and for fixing that problem.
NICS Operations Stats Too Horrible to Believe
Typical Keystone Kops procedures plague the system — “overburdened field investigators… delaying investigation of prosecutable cases… insufficient resources… insufficient staffing… extensive case backlogs… ” it’s a loooonng list…
NICS Failing, Background-Checked Fugitives Set Free, Constantly
From a knowledgeable observer: “Because unless we have more crime and violence we won’t be able to justify taking everybody’s gun away”…
New Jersey Instant NICS Delays, Your Voice Is Being Heard – Keep It Up
The New Jersey Second Amendment Society is currently investigating our legal options, and it is more important than ever for you to register your complaint….