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  2. Firearm Owner's Identification - Wikipedia

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    Generally, FFLs in all states must request a background check through the NICS before selling a firearm; however in some states non-FFL purchasers who possess certain state-issued firearms permits, e.g., a permit to carry a concealed handgun, may purchase firearms from FFLs without undergoing a point-of-sale NICS check.) [12] [13] For private ...

  3. National Instant Criminal Background Check System - Wikipedia

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    Under the system, firearm dealers, manufacturers or importers who hold a Federal Firearms License (FFL) are required to undertake a NICS background check on prospective buyers before transferring a firearm. The NICS is not intended to be a gun registry, [1] but is a list of persons prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm. By law, upon ...

  4. Universal background check - Wikipedia

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    "Requires firearm purchasers to both obtain a permit to purchase a firearm and, if the purchase is from an unlicensed seller, conduct the transaction through a federally-licensed firearms dealer." [59] Minnesota and Nebraska "Permit and background check requirement for handgun purchases but not long-gun purchases." [59] Maine

  5. Live scan - Wikipedia

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    Live scan fingerprinting refers to both the technique and the technology used by law enforcement agencies and private facilities to capture fingerprints and palm prints electronically, without the need for the more traditional method of ink and paper.

  6. Form 4473 - Wikipedia

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    ATF Form 4473, October 2016 revision. A Firearms Transaction Record, or ATF Form 4473, is a seven-page form prescribed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) required in the United States of America to be completed when a person proposes to purchase a firearm from a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder, such as a gun dealer.

  7. California Bureau of Firearms - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Firearms is a bureau of the Division of Law Enforcement of the California Department of Justice responsible for education, regulation, and enforcement relating to manufacture, sales, ownership, safety training, and transfer of firearms. [1]

  8. Automated firearms identification - Wikipedia

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    Automated Firearms Identification has its roots in the United States, the country with the highest per capita firearms ownership. [1] [2] In 1993, the Federal Bureau of Investigation commissioned Mnemonics Systems Inc. to develop Drugfire, which enabled law enforcement agencies to capture images of cartridge casings into computers, and automate the process of comparing a suspect cartridge ...

  9. Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act

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    Latest status 116th Congress: Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act H.R. 4081: July 26, 2019 Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) 0 Died in Committee N/A N/A N/A N/A No bill introduced in the Senate 117th Congress: Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act H.R. 127: January 4, 2021 Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) 0