Waiting periods
Good question. Also, makes me wonder why I have to go through background checks every time I buy a gun even though I have several and have a license to carry one.
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November 5th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Michigan has an agreement with the Feds that recent CPL holders can avoid the checks. Makes sense to me, that when you’re standing at the counter with a loaded handgun on your hip, you shouldn’t need a fed check to buy a .22 rifle.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:53 am
I dunno.
While I agree, a waiting period for someone who already owns guns is silly, I don’t think skipping the background check is a good idea.
A person’s lawful status can change, after all.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Here in Utah a CCW license is all you need; they just check to make certain it has not been revoked, and that only takes a few minutes.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Bob, same thing here in the Sunshine State. My last 3 firearms took all of 5 minutes with the check (which I still get nervous about, and I have no idea why).
But still, if you already own firearms, why would you need a cooling off period? Granted how you would prove you already own some in the first place, I don’t know.
November 5th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Georgia is the same way. If you have the CCW (and it is still valid) you get to bypass the regular background check. They changed that law a while back to make everyone go through the background check and people got upset so they re-fixed it. I love making up words.
November 6th, 2007 at 12:18 am
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