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Vol. 8, No. 34	11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030	8/24/2001

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AG Ashcroft Seeks Comments on NICS Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are still accepting public comment on reforming the National Instant Check System (NICS). The comment period runs until September 4, 2001. Be sure to take the time to let the DOJ know you would like to see NICS run as it was originally intended - efficiently, instantly, and without the threat of it being abused to establish a registry of law-abiding gun purchasers. Tell the DOJ that: the background checks on lawful gun purchasers through NICS should be processed instantly, as the system's name implies; persistent system crashes must be eliminated; and there should be no retention of personal information on any law-abiding gun purchaser whose attempt to acquire a firearm that is subject to a NICS check is not denied by NICS. Please submit your written comments to: Mr. Timothy Munson, Section Chief Federal Bureau of Investigation Module A-3 1000 Custer Hollow Road Clarksburg, WV 26306-0147 Related Stories... More Info About Federal Issues More Info About NICS