eric.cartman
Member
It just hit me like a ton of bricks
When I applied for my US Citizenship, I was given an option to change my name. My Polish first name was Marcin. I changed it to MarTin. No questions asked. None. I could have changed my last name as well (but it's so uncommon it causes me no delays with NICS , thank God). The change was retained by the immigration services only (I was told it was my responsibility to take care of the change of name everywhere else). Then, I used my naturalization certificate to get new set of documents: DL, Passport, CWP, you name it.
So, if one was a felon, and couldn't pass the NICS check... couldn't one change his/her name in court, get the court document (the same one i got, the immigration officer was authorized to approve change of name) then get a new state ID based on that. Then, what would stop one from buying a gun at a dealer??? I somehow doubt that the court notifies the NICS of the change of name. Moreover, the SSN is not required, so if one picks a unique enough last name, like mine, and provides no SSN, then there is no link in NICS between former and current names.
Any questions, comments, great thoughts?
When I applied for my US Citizenship, I was given an option to change my name. My Polish first name was Marcin. I changed it to MarTin. No questions asked. None. I could have changed my last name as well (but it's so uncommon it causes me no delays with NICS , thank God). The change was retained by the immigration services only (I was told it was my responsibility to take care of the change of name everywhere else). Then, I used my naturalization certificate to get new set of documents: DL, Passport, CWP, you name it.
So, if one was a felon, and couldn't pass the NICS check... couldn't one change his/her name in court, get the court document (the same one i got, the immigration officer was authorized to approve change of name) then get a new state ID based on that. Then, what would stop one from buying a gun at a dealer??? I somehow doubt that the court notifies the NICS of the change of name. Moreover, the SSN is not required, so if one picks a unique enough last name, like mine, and provides no SSN, then there is no link in NICS between former and current names.
Any questions, comments, great thoughts?