US Supreme Court Rejects NRA Case Regarding State’s Use of Revenue From Gun-Transfer Fees

By Micah Rate

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a case from the National Rifle Association (NRA) concerning the state of California’s use of revenue from gun-transfer fees. According to the NRA, the payment should only cover what it is intended to. However, in 2011 California passed legislation that allows a portion of the fee to apply to another government-funded system.

In California, if an individual is interested in purchasing a firearm, the purchaser must pay the cost of the required background check. Officially known as the Dealers Record Of Sale (DROS) fee, the payment “covers the costs of the background checks and transfer registry.” In addition to covering the background check, $5 of the $19 is used to help fund a California government system known as the Armed Prohibited Persons System which aims to find criminals who have obtained a firearm illegally.

Here’s more from Bloomberg:

In 2011 California enacted a law that said the money could also be used for the state’s Armed Prohibited Persons System. That program targets an estimated 18,000 people who acquired their weapons legally but then became ineligible to own a gun because of a criminal conviction, domestic-violence order, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms