Black Friday 2025: Over 165,000 Background Checks for Gun Sales[More]
Why are they saying that like it’s a good thing? For us?
[Via bondmen]
Tag: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
Nothing to Brag About
The Non-Psychic FFL Loophole
Gun store owner says shooter who killed 2 schoolchildren showed no warning signs before attack… Westman had already passed the required background checks and had a valid permit to purchase the gun… [More]
So, if prior restraints thrown up by all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t stop him, what’s the point of saying the store guy didn’t catch any disqualifiers?
Ah, the old “You’re law-abiding until you’re not” argument the grabbers apply to all of us… And that gun manufacturers and dealers “knew or should have known”…
Two words: Associated Press.
Wanna Bet?
Back into Focus
July background checks below 1M for the first time in six years. [More]
What did sales really tell us, anyway?
[Via WiscoDave]
A Right Denied
Could tracking denied gun sales help prevent tragedies? Experts think so [More]
And by “experts,” “real reporter” Alison Sherry means billionaire-bankrolled citizen disarmament fanatics like Tom Sullivan.
I may write more on this, because there’s plenty to unpack.
[Via Jess]
Our Hero!
This was a heroic action by the employee and undoubtedly saved who knows how many lives. [More]
So the position of the industry is “gun control” works but NICS needs a vigilante assist?
Doesn’t that also play into the hands of lawfaring gun-grabbers who argue dealers without psychic abilities are negligent and liable? And can they still do that if the person is the “wrong” color?
I note they’re prosecuting the guy for lying on the 4473. Guess he didn’t have the right dad.
We’re the Only Ones Inaccessible Enough
It is clear the FBI does not want anyone outside the FBI to analyze the NICS data, or to have access to the data showing the statistics of errors in the NICS data. [More]
That’s their call…why?
And why aren’t gun owners flooding Kash Patel and Dan Bongino’s X feeds demanding compliance?
The Status Quo
“Effective immediately, Special Agents in Charge (SACs) approval and Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) concurrence is now mandatory for all NICS alerts. NICS alerts may only be utilized in cases involving suspected violations of federal firearm statutes…” [More]
You know, the ones the F0unders would have approved of.
