Since the tragic events in Arizona there has been much discussion in the press about mental health information that should have been in the FBI NICS system that, some beleive, would have prevented the purchase of the subject gun that was used in the crime.
Who is permitted to submit information to the FBI and is the information checked for accuracy?
Does information that is submitted pre-date the creation of the system? For example, if grandpa was convicted of a felony or was committed to a mental hospital in 1960, is that information likely to be included in NICS?
I have read numerous press articles that imply the system is often circumvented by untruthful applicants and jurisdictions that fail to report data.
Who is permitted to submit information to the FBI and is the information checked for accuracy?
Does information that is submitted pre-date the creation of the system? For example, if grandpa was convicted of a felony or was committed to a mental hospital in 1960, is that information likely to be included in NICS?
I have read numerous press articles that imply the system is often circumvented by untruthful applicants and jurisdictions that fail to report data.