S.158 and S.159 create additional roadblocks to obtaining a firearm. When a firearms dealer performs a federal background check on a buyer or transferee through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), these bills would require a twenty-eight day wait for the check to come through. If the dealer has not been contacted by NICS within those twenty-eight days, the dealer may sell or transfer the firearm to the consumer. The penalty for violating this provision is a misdemeanor with up to three years in prison and/or a $1000 fine.
This is another attempt at “sensible gun reform” that only encroaches upon citizens exercising their Second Amendment right appropriately, instead of stopping the misuse of firearms from occurring.
S.158 and S.159 – 28-Day Waiting Period for Background Checks
Posted: January 27, 2017 by South Carolina Policy Council
S.158 and S.159 create additional roadblocks to obtaining a firearm. When a firearms dealer performs a federal background check on a buyer or transferee through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), these bills would require a twenty-eight day wait for the check to come through. If the dealer has not been contacted by NICS within those twenty-eight days, the dealer may sell or transfer the firearm to the consumer. The penalty for violating this provision is a misdemeanor with up to three years in prison and/or a $1000 fine.
This is another attempt at “sensible gun reform” that only encroaches upon citizens exercising their Second Amendment right appropriately, instead of stopping the misuse of firearms from occurring.
Category: Individual Liberties, Legislation