CCW=No NICS. Does this really happen?

[cuervo]

I think the CCW can get you exempt from NICs if your state meets the BATFE's requirements, which I think means running a fresh background check on all CCWers every year, among other things.

If the state agrees to that, your CCW can be used in place of the NICs check. If it doesn't, it can't. I think part of Wyoming's suit against the BATF was in part related to this. Wyoming had it's rules of restoring a person's 2A rights that the BATFE did not agree with. The BATFE came back and said that dealers in Wyoming could not used a Wyoming CCW to replace NICS.

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/.../wyoming/87c81c7070cde361872571e20082d4fa.txt

 

[BlackBearME]

My dealer does them on me because I use a trust. His reasoning is that since technically the trust owns the NFA items, he'd like to do a BG check on whoever will be handling the items "for" the trust (ie, me).

Technically he's not required to do that, but I can't say I blame him... I'd hate to be the SOT who transferred a silencer to a felon.

Hrmm, OK, that makes sense. I never really thought about it that way.

Thanks for everyone's responses, and it's kind of sad that ME doesn't qualify. Maybe I can work on getting that changed.

 

[TexasRifleman]

Yes, it happens, in Texas. Does not apply to all states (despite what many Texans believe)

It's not that, we just don't care what happens in other states

I was 25 years old before I even knew there WERE other states

 

[Nickotym]

ND permits exempt you from NICS, but when I bought a gun at Gander Mtn they still called it in. If I get a chance to buy from them again and they want to call it in I think I will cancel the sale and get one elsewhere.

 

[Fletchette]

Wyoming!

I believe our governor sued the BATFE(xyz) over this. The BATF(xyz) wanted the money from the 4473 fees and Wyoming said no fee is required as CCW permit holders have already gone through a background check. Wyoming won!

Edit: cuervo beat me to it!

 

[10 Ring Tao]

Any permit issued after nov of 06 here in MI can be used to waive the NICS check.

 

[Sistema1927]

NM CCW does not exempt you from NICS.

Wanna hear something really stupid?

We have to call in police officers who are buying a duty weapon.

Why should a police officer be any different from any other citrizen? Oh yeah, "some animals are more equal than others."