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OFF
ALERT 06/16/06
NEW BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS. FEDERAL CONTROL
OF HANDGUN LICENSES?
Persons attempting to purchase firearms in Oregon have recently
been facing new and more intrusive background checks.
The Oregon State Police have been instructed by the FBI to do
more extensive checks on buyers in an attempt to find more people
guilty of crimes of "domestic violence."
As a result many, many purchasers are facing long delays . Often,
people in possession of concealed handgun licenses are being
needlessly delayed in spite of their obvious qualifications.
Buyers should, however, be aware of Oregon law 166.412.
In section 3(c) it states: "If the department fails to provide
a unique approval number to a gun dealer or to notify the gun
dealer that the purchaser is disqualified under paragraph (a)
of this subsection before the close of the gun dealer’s next
business day following the request by the dealer for a criminal
history record check, the dealer may deliver the handgun to
the purchaser."
If you believe you have been wrongly delayed and are willing
to share your experience, please send us a note describing what
happened.
On another issue, you may have heard about a bill being promoted
by Senator George Allen of Virginia. The bill's (S. 3275) purpose
is to mandate, Federally, a recognition of concealed handgun
licenses. You can read the text of the bill here.
While we obviously support the goal, we think this bill could
prove to be far more dangerous than helpful. As we are learning
by our experience with the FBI's meddling in Oregon's background
checks, once the Federal government gets involved, the danger
of new restrictions, on top of existing state restrictions becomes
immense.
While the bill has the support of the National
Rifle Association ,
you'll recall that the bill they heavily promoted (and passed)
concerning immunity for gun dealers, came at the cost of dangerous
new gun controls.
The last thing Oregon gun owner's need are New York style mandates
brought on by "national standards."
Allen is reportedly planning a run for President, and needs
to hear from gun owners that interstate recognition is a state
matter, and the Feds should keep out of it. As more and more
states are recognizing other's licenses, this bill is dangerous
and unneeded.
E-mails can be sent directly to Allen's staff at this address
and you can bypass the webform on his website. For more on the
potential dangers of this bill, please read the commentary by
Andy Barniskis here
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