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Ensure that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is fully up-to-date, and that the government agencies responsible for forwarding information do so without delay.
Conduct universal background checks on anyone who buys a gun or ammunition, to include gun shows and Internet purchases.
Require a license and/or permit to buy, own, possess, or carry a firearm.
Institute a mandatory waiting period of three (3) days before firearms can be taken from a merchant’s premises.
Require individual gun owners to report the loss or theft of a firearm to law enforcement.
Charge gun owners with a crime if their weapons are not safely stored around children.
The Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, establishes the following categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm: Any person who…
Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
Is a fugitive from justice.
Is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.
Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution.
Is an illegal or unlawful alien or a non-immigrant alien (with certain exceptions).
Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
Having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his citizenship.
Is subject to a domestic violence protection order that meets certain requirements.
Has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
Is under indictment for or has been charged with a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
We should also include the following: Any person who…
Is considered to be a “known or suspected terrorist” by the FBI (to include all no-fly and watch lists).
Has been convicted of violent misdemeanors.
Has been convicted of stalking another person.
Has been reported as a dangerous threat by a mental health professional.