<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>NO SALES AT TWO MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA GUN SHOWS
7 May, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. PSA News. Gun sales at two major
gunshows, both scheduled a year in advance, were shut down by Janet Reno and
Pennsylvania State Legislators.
The so-called "Instant Check" system was shut down for "maintenance" for the
entire day with no consideration or prior notice being given to those
dealers and gun buyers who obey the law.
There is no gunshow loophole in Pennsylvania. The same laws apply in
gunshows as they do at ever other location in the state. When a dealer sets
up in a gunshow, he must obey the same laws as he does in his store. Every
time a dealer attempts to sell any shotgun, rifle or handgun to any person
he must first access the instant check system.
Frustrated dealers repeatedly called the Pennsylvania State Police PICS
system and were told that they could not process any applications because
the federal NICS system had been shut down for "maintenance". Dealers were
not told how long the system would be down. Prospective buyers stood by for
hours, only to walk away in disgust when the shows closed.
Under federal law, Pistol Permit holders are exempt from instant check
because they have already been checked when they got the permit to carry a
concealed pistol. Unfortunately, unlike permit holders in other states,
Pennsylvania permit holders, must get an instant check every time they guy
any gun from a dealer.
The instant check system has been shut down more than 100 times last year
but, Pennsylvania legislative leadership refused requests to exempt
Pennsylvania Permit holders from the check.
What about permit holders who have had permits revoked? If a pistol permit
is revoked, a permit holder must immediately surrender the permit. If
permit holders were exempt from the instant check and a person with a
revoked permit were to purchase a gun with the revoked permit he would be
committing felonies under state law and under federal law and the
Pennsylvania State Police would soon be aware of this when the they get the
paperwork from the dealer.
Lets use some common sense. If a person had a permit to carry a concealed
pistol. It is almost certain that he also had a gun to carry with that
permit. If the permit was revoked, or the person lost the right to posses a
firearm, he already has a gun. It makes no sense for him to commit more
felonies to get another gun from a dealer.
Janet Reno is abusing the instant check to attempt to destroy gun shows
because gun shows are a place where sportsmen and collectors gather. At the
Pittsburgh show, the top officers of the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Assn.,
(PSA), Allegheny County Sportsmen's League (ACSL), Firearm Owners Against
Crime (FOAC) and the Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Assn., (PGCA) were in
attendance along with thousands of law abiding gun owners who were very
disgusted with their elected representatives.
This may be an unhappy election year for legislators who continue to allow
Janet Reno to abuse instant check for the purpose of shutting down
Pennsylvania gun shows.[/quote]
7 May, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. PSA News. Gun sales at two major
gunshows, both scheduled a year in advance, were shut down by Janet Reno and
Pennsylvania State Legislators.
The so-called "Instant Check" system was shut down for "maintenance" for the
entire day with no consideration or prior notice being given to those
dealers and gun buyers who obey the law.
There is no gunshow loophole in Pennsylvania. The same laws apply in
gunshows as they do at ever other location in the state. When a dealer sets
up in a gunshow, he must obey the same laws as he does in his store. Every
time a dealer attempts to sell any shotgun, rifle or handgun to any person
he must first access the instant check system.
Frustrated dealers repeatedly called the Pennsylvania State Police PICS
system and were told that they could not process any applications because
the federal NICS system had been shut down for "maintenance". Dealers were
not told how long the system would be down. Prospective buyers stood by for
hours, only to walk away in disgust when the shows closed.
Under federal law, Pistol Permit holders are exempt from instant check
because they have already been checked when they got the permit to carry a
concealed pistol. Unfortunately, unlike permit holders in other states,
Pennsylvania permit holders, must get an instant check every time they guy
any gun from a dealer.
The instant check system has been shut down more than 100 times last year
but, Pennsylvania legislative leadership refused requests to exempt
Pennsylvania Permit holders from the check.
What about permit holders who have had permits revoked? If a pistol permit
is revoked, a permit holder must immediately surrender the permit. If
permit holders were exempt from the instant check and a person with a
revoked permit were to purchase a gun with the revoked permit he would be
committing felonies under state law and under federal law and the
Pennsylvania State Police would soon be aware of this when the they get the
paperwork from the dealer.
Lets use some common sense. If a person had a permit to carry a concealed
pistol. It is almost certain that he also had a gun to carry with that
permit. If the permit was revoked, or the person lost the right to posses a
firearm, he already has a gun. It makes no sense for him to commit more
felonies to get another gun from a dealer.
Janet Reno is abusing the instant check to attempt to destroy gun shows
because gun shows are a place where sportsmen and collectors gather. At the
Pittsburgh show, the top officers of the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Assn.,
(PSA), Allegheny County Sportsmen's League (ACSL), Firearm Owners Against
Crime (FOAC) and the Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Assn., (PGCA) were in
attendance along with thousands of law abiding gun owners who were very
disgusted with their elected representatives.
This may be an unhappy election year for legislators who continue to allow
Janet Reno to abuse instant check for the purpose of shutting down
Pennsylvania gun shows.[/quote]
