get rid of the NICS check altogether , and replace it with a purchase card , CCW or Foid card , this would end the gun grabers claim of the gunshow loophole, and no more fees or wait periods
have the cards done the same way CCW cards are done , one fee, one wait period done at the state level , renew every 5 to 10 years ,
keep a short form for NEW guns at FFL's to back trace a gun used in a crime,
make the cards mandatory for private sales like gun shows and flee markets , but make exceptions for friends and family,
this would save tons of tax dollars and resources that could be used to help our cop fight real crime ,
In My Own Opinion, ID cards for purchasing firearms are an absolutely terrible idea (just ask gun owners in New Jersey what THEY think of the Firearms ID card).
Firearm ID cards an infringement on the second amendment, because they put additional costs and burdens on law abiding citizens. Also ID cards can take a long time to be issued, (just ask New Jersey gun owners!). Waiting for ID cards and permits can lead to someone losing their life because they were waiting for permission to get a firearm to protect themselves. Read the end of this post. By the way, New Jersey has had theirs since 1966. Illinois since 1968 and Massachusetts since 1970.
OK, so New Jersey has an Firearms ID card scheme since 1966. In NJ you need the card to buy BB Guns, Black Powder Guns as well as conventional firearms and ammo. It takes 4 to 20 weeks to get approved for the card after providing your fingerprints, two or three references (including a reference from your employer in some towns) and costs $65 +/- .
Did that card supplant the NICS in NJ? Nope ! In fact after going through all the hoops, you still have to go through the state run NICS which costs $15 per transaction.
So the idea of coming up with an national ID card to purchase firearms, what is to prevent the government for putting other standards, requirements, costs and burdens for the card?
If the government stops using the current NICS in favor of the cards. What is going to prevent the government from starting up the current NICS system again?
Waiting for ID cards and permits in order to buy a gun protect oneself can lead to very negative consequences. Read the results at the end of the post.
Right now in most states you can pass a NICS check in 5 minutes. With the Firearms ID proposal, that 5 minutes could translate into 5 days, 5 weeks or 5 months or more. If a person who never owned a gun before and didn't have the Firearms ID card with the ID proposal in place and wanted to protect themselves. They are Plain Out of Luck.
And we seen first hand in New Jersey what happens when you have to wait to get permission to protect yourself! Carol Browne is dead because her Firearms ID permit to purchase a handgun didn't come back in time. Her ex murdered her.
Firearm ID cards? HELL NO!
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnew...sey-s-anti-gun-laws-blamed-for-woman-s-murder
"On April 21 she also applied for a permit to purchase a handgun to defend herself, and was still waiting for approval on the day she was murdered. Knowing that under New Jersey law, law enforcement officials are required either to issue or deny issuance within 30 days, on Monday, June 1 she contacted the police department to check on the status of her application. It was still pending."
She was murdered June 3
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