Guns: We've Had Background Checks Since 1993

[Wehrwolfen]

Guns: We've Had Background Checks Since 1993​

by AWR Hawkins
4 Feb 2013

As the push for an "assault weapons" ban loses steam and gun control advocates pool their resources to push for "universal background checks" instead, it's important to remember something--we already have background checks for gun purchases.

The legislation requiring them was signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1993, thus creating the National Instant Background Check System (NICS).

When a buyer goes into a gun store, Wal-Mart, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, or even a pawn shop, he or she has to go through NICS to get their gun.

This means they have to fill out a form providing private information, and must answer questions regarding their criminal and mental history, as well as any substance abuse problems.

Such questions include:


1. Are you an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance?

2. Have you ever been adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to a mental institution?

3. Are you under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year?

4. Have you been convicted in a court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence?

These are only a few of the questions. Others touch on citizenship and probe deeper into criminal history. But one wrong answer and the gun sale is stopped.


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BTW: you are also required to show and enter on the form a current Drivers License proving your identity and State of residence.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Guns: We've Had Background Checks Since 1993

Universal Background Checks = ‘Universal Extermination’​

"The problem with universal background checks is we basically have universal background checks now. Any licensed gun dealer is performing a background check… Universal background check means universal registration. Universal registration means universal confiscation, universal extermination. That’s how it goes in history."