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RUMORS OF "COMPROMISE" ON JUVENILE JUSTICE
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Capitol Hill sources have informed NRA that a draft proposal on gun
show restrictions is being circulated by members of the House-Senate
conference committee working on the juvenile justice reform
legislation. Unfortunately, the language poses some concerns for NRA
and law-abiding gun owners.
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Where the Dingell amendment set a maximum
time limit of 24 hours for any checks delayed by the National Instant
Check System (NICS), the draft proposal creates the potential for
codifying an extended three-day waiting period, rather than an instant
check. While the draft language limits the time period for resolving
most delayed background checks at gun shows to 24 hours, it allows for
exemptions in certain cases.
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Unfortunately, the FBI is using databases
which contain data, such as arrest records without records of final
dispositions, which are irrelevant to the purposes of NICS. Only
convictions, not arrests, are disqualifiers for gun ownership.
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Additionally, contrary to its own NICS regulations, the FBI has
accepted flawed state data which are not useful in determining
eligibility of firearms purchasers. In order to accommodate the
problems created by this data, the FBI administratively created an
option to "delay" checks which would have been clearly approved or
denied if the system had been constructed as originally intended.
It is critical that you continue to call the conference committee members
considering the juvenile justice legislation, as well as both your
U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative, to ensure that no anti-gun
language is included in the conference committee's final "compromise"
legislation. You can call your two Senators at (202) 224-3121 and your
Representative at (202) 225-3121. For contact information on
conference committee members, call ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.
Complete Juvenile Justice Bill FAX Alert Series
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Association Institute for Legislative Action, Fairfax, VA.
This and other information on the Second Amendment and the NRA is
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