2 cited in Tamaqa lying on 4473

[GunLawyer001]

If one can get their drivers license history and criminal history online, I don't know why PA state police can't have a system in place where one can find out if they are under a firearms disability. They could even charge a fee and make some money on this.
One could run a query on themself if they have a questionable background and find out officially if they are cleared to buy and possess a firearm. The state police will collect their fee and an unintentional crime could be prevented.

I believe the official reason is that they don't want bad guys to find out that the database missed that conviction they had; also, some of the prohibitors are protected, like the 302 admissions.

In reality, I think it's more like hunting over a pile of corn.

Most of the PICS personnel who I've encountered are good people, many of them are pro-gun folks, but they don't get to make these calls.

[Walleye Hunter]

If one can get their drivers license history and criminal history online, I don't know why PA state police can't have a system in place where one can find out if they are under a firearms disability. They could even charge a fee and make some money on this.
One could run a query on themself if they have a questionable background and find out officially if they are cleared to buy and possess a firearm. The state police will collect their fee and an unintentional crime could be prevented.

That would be a good system, as it is it takes 6 months to get your rap sheet out of Harrisburg, that is too long.

[Not the momma]

Now that is a good idea.

[Not the momma]

I am originally from NY. Our laws there obviously differ from those of PA. I don’t know what the maximum penalty for it is here but in NY, if you are convicted as charged, the maximum penalty is one year in jail. It is a Class A Misdemeanor is your B.A.C. Is between .08 and .18. There is also a reduced charged called DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired). You call also be charged with this if your BAC is between .03 and .07. This was not a criminal offense in 2005. It was considered a traffic infraction. I don’t know if that is still true.

Also, I apologize if I offended you in any way. I simply saw a post that interested me and decided to comment. At the time I commented, I didn’t realize who’s I was replying to. I have been reading your posts since I joined this site and have gotten some very useful advice that you no doubt have gained from experience. I value your opinions more than my own.

[hotdog]

Fake news.

Saw on CNN that anyone can come to PA and purchase firearms because we have no firearm laws n shit.

PA actually has better laws than Texas.

The Leftys and #RedCoatRepublicans are like how TF did that happen in the anti-2A NE?

[hotdog]

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https://www.tnonline.com/two-cited-l...rearms-tamaqua

Oh, the horror.

[Didnotcomply89]

This isn't rare at all, unfortunately.

The PSP statistics for 2016 show over 7,000 investigations from PICS denials, over 700 arrests, and 356 criminal convictions; that's about 1 conviction every day, just in Pennsylvania.

http://www.psp.pa.gov/firearms-infor...ual_Report.pdf

Don't "try it and see if you pass the background check" by trying to buy a gun. These guys are going to have to pay thousands of dollars, may go to jail, and they could have avoided it all by talking to a competent firearms attorney and paying a couple hundred dollars to get a solid answer. I've done plenty of these, and not one person who I cleared has been subsequently denied by PICS (knock wood). At the same time, those who I determined are prohibited saved themselves arrest and prosecution by not making the mistakes that these 2 guys made.

I've been in the firearms retail industry before and people either attempt this or ask for a 'pre-background check'. Nah ah. Not happening- and it doesn't work that way. BIG straw purchase/prohibited person red flag. I agree with GL001's statement.