A Law to Enforce the Law?---Taking another shot to "Fix NICS"

[RugersGR8]

https://patriotpost.us/articles/52506
A Law to Enforce the Law?
Lawmakers have introduced a new background check bill to pacify the "do something" crowd.
Robin Smith · Nov. 20, 2017

..."Last week, the “Fix NICS Act” was introduced, sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coon (D-CT), to urge agencies to fully and promptly report critical information and updates to the National Instant Criminal Background Check database. You see, the government can supposedly force individuals to purchase ever-more overpriced health insurance but it can’t pass a law with any enforcement mechanism to ensure a national computer database will be accurate in real time to make sure weapons are not sold to criminals or the mentally ill."...

 

[Glocktogo]

Yep, they an violate the 10th Amendment to force states into REAL ID compliant ID's, but they can't make NICS work.

 

[D. Hargrove]

Um... what GTG said ^^^^^!!

 

[dennishoddy]

Yep, they an violate the 10th Amendment to force states into REAL ID compliant ID's, but they can't make NICS work.

Have they fixed our DL yet?

 

[Glocktogo]

Have they fixed out DL yet?

Nope, and we got another extension after they said we couldn't have another one! LOL

 

[dennishoddy]

Nope, and we got another extension after they said we couldn't have another one! LOL

I've got a passport so its a no biggie for me, but its insane they can't fix this.

 

[Glocktogo]

I've got a passport so its a no biggie for me, but its insane they can't fix this.

Same here, but it doesn't sit well with me that they're willing to ignore the Constitution in the name of "security".

 

[RugersGR8]

This NBC News article also says the NRA and National Shooting Sports Foundation are giving their support/endorsement.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/po...partisan-deal-gun-control-sources-say-n821256
NOV 16 2017, 12:09 PM ET
Bipartisan deal on gun control unveiled
by LEIGH ANN CALDWELL and GARRETT HAAKE

 

[RugersGR8]

These two articles seem to suggest diametric opposites to fixing NICS. In the first article, Sessions wants a review of NCS(seemingly good idea) In the second article, I can't believe that the FBI and Obama's Justice Dept. narrow the definition of "fugitive from justice" which dropped the number of "fugitives from justice" from 500,000 down to 788(seemingly very bad idea).


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-background-check-system-review-attorney-general-jeff-sessions/
November 22, 2017, 10:18 PM
AG Jeff Sessions orders review of FBI gun background check system



https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...90643c-ced1-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html
Tens of thousands with outstanding warrants purged from background check database for gun purchases
By Sari Horwitz November 22








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[Fyrtwuck]

The article about felons going free doesn’t surprise me.

When the Brady Checks first started the responsibility of the background checks were given to the police departments where the applicants were residing. Later on they got the computer systems up and running with what dealers have in use today.

The Chief for the small city I worked for at the time called me into the office (because I was the department gun nut) and gave me the additional duty of those background checks. I had to complete a State and Federal criminal history check and if I found no felony convictions, they were to be approved. I had five days to complete a background check and contact the dealer with an approval or denial. Most took about fifteen minutes unless I was working on something else at the time. If there was no reply from me to the dealer after five days, it was automatically approved. My instructions also included that all paperwork unless denied be destroyed after completion.

When the Brady checks started, I had a few every month who were denied because of felony convictions. I was told the procedure in the event of a denial was to contact the local ATF since making false statements on the 4473 was a felony by itself. I faxed several denials over to the ATF and it wasn’t long before they were calling me back.

The Agent told me not to send anymore because they couldn’t do anything about it. I asked why. He told me that there had been a court case where it was claimed that the question on the 4473, “have you ever been convicted of a felony” was a violation of the 5th amendment and the person who had been charged with answering “no” but in fact was a convicted felon had claimed it was self incrimination and the judge agreed.