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The FBI\u2019s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has implemented a new policy that seeks to collect the addresses of gun purchasers in a bid to comply with a new federal law. <\/p>\n
Federal firearms licensed (FFL) dealers now will be required to provide the FBI with the personal addresses of individuals who attempt to make a purchase but are rejected or have a delayed transaction. The FBI will also provide local law enforcement with details of failed or delayed transactions, as well as the personal information of those individuals.<\/p>\n
Prior to the change, firearm dealers only had to provide a purchaser\u2019s state of residence rather than their full address in cases of a denial or delay…<\/p>\n
In an FBI\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0dated Sept. 22, obtained by Gun Owners of America, the agency details how the new policy will be implemented:<\/p>\n \u201cThe NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022 requires the FBI\u2019s NICS Section to notify state, local, or tribal law enforcement of all FBI NICS denied transactions within 24 hours. The FBI must provide notification to law enforcement based upon the location of the FFL and if different, the purchaser\u2019s address.\u201d<\/p>\n The FFLs must provide a buyer\u2019s complete address to the NICS as recorded on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Form 4473 when transactions are \u201cdenied or delayed,\u201d the email reads.<\/p>\n \u201cThe address information will be required before the status can be provided or retrieved either by the NICS contracted call center or via the NICS E-Check,\u201d the email states…<\/p>\n Read more at The Epoch Times<\/a><\/p>\n