Ronwill,
If the CWL were lifetime issue like Indiana, I would understand and even agree with NICS checks for gun purchases. However, in states like Florida, what the government is saying to me is, "We know you will get a background check every 3-7 years (depending on the state) (like we had for security clearances), but we don't trust you on the days in between, so you gotta do the NICS check." Either I can be trusted with the room full of guns I already own and can carry, or I can't. Another purchase isn't going to change that.
AB 21 went down in defeat to the chagrin of the Sheriff’s lobby. Why was it defeated? The NSCA wanted to raise CFP fees by over 100% for new permits and increase renewal fees from $15 to $125!! The Judiciary Committee couldn’t be shown by the NSCA that this was necessary and it lost.
The way it was explained to me: Not so much a trust issue as how current is the info involved in the CCW check vs. the NICS check. Your CCW (or equivalent) may be more than several years old, during which time you _may_ have had it revoked, or committed some offense which, by itself, might not revoke it, but would prevent you from aquiring another weapon. The NICS is up to date to a much more recent standard.
In Florida, your carry permit is also your background check. That's why you're finger-printed, have your pisture taken and have to pay $117 to the state, and wait for approx. 90 days. Once you get that permit, you can walk into any gun shop and buy a hand gun with no 3-day waiting period.
Sorry, dude. background check still applies. When you buy a gun, the FFL MUST call in for a background check in Florida. Unless the response is negative, a CWL holder can walk out with their new toy AFTER the call, but the call still is required, just no waiting period.
Sorry, dude. background check still applies. When you buy a gun, the FFL MUST call in for a background check in Florida. Unless the response is negative, a CWL holder can walk out with their new toy AFTER the call, but the call still is required, just no waiting period.
That's not a background check, just a verification. What was being discussed here was a background check being run (with records being checked and a large fee) with every weapon purchase. That would be like paying that $117 and submitting prints and pic every time you bought a gun.
That call is just verifying you are who you say you are, checking your credentials. If you want to call that a background check, so be it.
That's not a background check, just a verification. What was being discussed here was a background check being run (with records being checked and a large fee) with every weapon purchase. That would be like paying that $117 and submitting prints and pic every time you bought a gun.
That call is just verifying you are who you say you are, checking your credentials. If you want to call that a background check, so be it.
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