Nics

[lafayette gregory]

Who knows when the NICS went into effect for long guns and shotguns? Thanks for any help.

 

[John Canuck]

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, is all about saving lives and protecting people from harm?by not letting guns and explosives fall into the wrong hands.

Like say Mexican drug cartels? :roll:

Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms or explosives.

 

[lafayette gregory]

So the gun control act of 1968 required no paperwork to purchase a firearm? Not until 1998 right disd we complete the 4471 paperwork ?????