Background Checks: Fix NICS Why Bother?
By Ammoland
Fix NICS?
By Jeff Knox
Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- The National Instant Check System, or NICS, the computerized system used to perform background checks on retail gun buyers, has been operational since 1998, as part of the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
The concept of an “instant” check was put forward by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, or NSSF, the trade association for the firearms industry, and the NRA as an alternative to the proposed waiting period and slower background check system included in the original Brady Law.
Since its original adoption, there have been constant efforts to expand, enhance, and improve the $2 billion dollar system. Every time there is a high-profile murder, Congress, President Obama, and media outlets raise the call for expanding NICS background checks, adding more categories of people to the prohibited list, and other “improvements” to the system.
One of the most outspoken proponents of enhancements to the NICS system is the NSSF, representing firearm manufacturers, importers, and retailers ( the real Gun Lobby). …read more
Source:: AmmoLand
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