Pa to vote on doing away with PICS for NICS

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From the NRA-ILA

Next week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has scheduled a possible vote on House Bill 921, sponsored by Speaker of the House, Mike Turzai (HD28-R). This important legislation would eliminate the current Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) as well as the current handgun record of sale and replace it with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System(NICS) which is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Please contact the House Judiciary Committee members in support of HB 921!


Under the NICS system, licensed dealers contact the FBI, via a toll-free telephone number to run a check of computerized criminal history and mental health records at the point of sale for firearm purchases. Upon confirmation that the purchaser has no prohibiting criminal or mental health record, the purchaser may take possession of the firearm.
Since its inception in 1998, PICS has cost Pennsylvania tax payers nearly 120 million dollars to conduct background checks on gun purchasers in the Keystone State. By replacing the system with NICS, taxpayers in Pennsylvania would be relieved of a burdensome, duplicative process and would be able to take advantage of the more efficient federal system. Currently, thirty-five states solely utilize the NICS system for all firearm background checks.

MY QUESTION While the NICS is under the FBI, I am concerned that a national record will be shared with agencies having wider latitudes via the National Safety Act and related. 'Course, there was little to stop that occurring with PICS. I don't know...but national anything is worrisome.

[pennlineman]

Here's a thought. Lets save both time and money and do away with all of it.

[Inigoes]

By law, all transactions that are not deficient within NICS, must be deleted within 72 hours.

The "do not proceed" are kept, and handed over to local law enforcement for follow-up.

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And the National Security Act is constrained by law in all cases of National Security. OK.....

[LTCcarrier]

I hope they get rid of PICs which would be the only reason that Sheriffs improperly do not issue to nonresidents.

[Sgt.K]

I hope they get rid of PICs which would be the only reason that Sheriffs improperly do not issue to nonresidents.

I thought it was because they were @$$holes...

[ItchyTick]

All my firearms were lost on the Delaware in a tragic boating accident.

[raxar]

All my firearms were lost on the Delaware in a tragic boating accident.

I'm pretty sure that's enough for joisey to put an arrest warrant out for you.

[Democrat Gun Owner]

I'm going to be a contrarian on this one. Sure, I'd like to get rid of the "no it's not a firearm registers" that cones with PICS. However, the background checks of PICS have fewer hiccups than do the ones done by NICS.