NICS Improvement Act of 2007

**DINO137** · March 21st, 2013, 07:59 PM

Does anyone know of any PA legislation in progress to make Pennsylvania a NIAA state??

**edstephan** · March 21st, 2013, 08:38 PM

HB921 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for sale or transfer PICs to NICs.
The elimination of the PA Instant Check system and use the National Instant Check system

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Ed Stephan

**DINO137** · March 22nd, 2013, 11:52 AM

If I have been granted relief from firearms disability in PA would I be able to petition for relief from federal disability??

**edstephan** · March 22nd, 2013, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by DINO137

If I have been granted relief from firearms disability in PA would I be able to petition for relief from federal disability??

That is a question for GunLawyer001

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**GunLawyer001** · March 22nd, 2013, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by DINO137

If I have been granted relief from firearms disability in PA would I be able to petition for relief from federal disability??

There is nobody in the Federal government allowed to hear your petition. It's supposed to be ATF, but they have been expressly de-funded for that task, for some years now.

If your prohibitor is both a state and Federal prohibitor, getting state relief means squat (well, except for blackpowder guns, which the Feds ignore). In layman's terms, you need the state to say that the conviction or commitment went away; then the Feds won't use it to prohibit you.

**DINO137** · March 22nd, 2013, 08:21 PM

So what is the point then of the NIAA of 2007?? I'm confused.

**GunLawyer001** · March 22nd, 2013, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by DINO137

So what is the point then of the NIAA of 2007?? I'm confused.

I'm confused as well, what exactly are your questions? The NIAA was primarily aimed at getting the states to share their mental health adjudication data with the NICS system. Pennsylvania now does that. If you have a specific question, I can try to help.

**GeneCC** · March 22nd, 2013, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by GunLawyer001

There is nobody in the Federal government allowed to hear your petition. It's supposed to be ATF, but they have been expressly de-funded for that task, for some years now.

I remember when that started..... pro-gun politicians won't touch it because of the screaming about "Guns for Felons".

**DINO137** · March 23rd, 2013, 04:43 AM

I'm just trying to learn as much as possible. 16 years ago I was 302'd. I agreed to go
To hospital to talk to someone but my mother "wanted me admitted.". So here we are today. I never threatened anyone, never threatened myself, and I have no criminal record whatsoever. I breezed through the state relief. Now I am trying to find the best avenue to proceed.