Aguila Blanca
Staff
Just had a pair of e-mails from a friend in Connecticut. For those who don't know, it seems that Connecticut allows (or did, until today) private transfers, BUT only if the seller contacts the state police to obtain a authorization to make the transfer. To obtain that, the seller has to provide the state police with the buyer's name and a permit number. After the sale, the seller has to complete a form with the names and addresses of the buyer and the seller, along with the make, model, and serial number of the firearm.
In other words ... a de facto registration system.
To issue an authorization, the Connecticut state police apparently use the NICS system to determine if the buyer is a prohibited person. And, according to my friend (and he sent me a photo of a press release), as of 11:47 a.m. on 9/11 the state police sent an e-mail blast to all FFLs in the state saying that the state police have been notified by the BATFE that the NICS system cannot be used for private transfers. What this seems to mean is that in Connecticut from now on ALL transfers will have to go through FFLs.
My friend is an active member of Connecticut's grass-roots RKBA organization, and they are already discussing this with counsel. I'd like to do some research -- does anyone know what federal law(s) or regulation(s) established the NICS system and where it might say whether or not NICS can be used BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY to clear prospective purchasers?
In other words ... a de facto registration system.
To issue an authorization, the Connecticut state police apparently use the NICS system to determine if the buyer is a prohibited person. And, according to my friend (and he sent me a photo of a press release), as of 11:47 a.m. on 9/11 the state police sent an e-mail blast to all FFLs in the state saying that the state police have been notified by the BATFE that the NICS system cannot be used for private transfers. What this seems to mean is that in Connecticut from now on ALL transfers will have to go through FFLs.
My friend is an active member of Connecticut's grass-roots RKBA organization, and they are already discussing this with counsel. I'd like to do some research -- does anyone know what federal law(s) or regulation(s) established the NICS system and where it might say whether or not NICS can be used BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY to clear prospective purchasers?