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BoogieMan · July 26, 2012, 03:32 PM

I am fairly familiar with buying guns in NJ and its no easy task. We have a state firearms id with background check. We need a separate permit for each pistol we want to buy and we can only buy one pistol per 30 day period. At the point of sale we still pay the $16 for a NICS check which does the same thing the state id did.
When you buy in other states dont you still have to do a NICS check? I was under the impression that was a federal check. Why does the news and the POTUS keep saying that individuals dont have to have a background check prior to purchasing?

July 26, 2012, 03:32 PM	#1
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	Gun buying restriction around the country I am fairly familiar with buying guns in NJ and its no easy task. We have a state firearms id with background check. We need a separate permit for each pistol we want to buy and we can only buy one pistol per 30 day period. At the point of sale we still pay the $16 for a NICS check which does the same thing the state id did. When you buy in other states dont you still have to do a NICS check? I was under the impression that was a federal check. Why does the news and the POTUS keep saying that individuals dont have to have a background check prior to purchasing? __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown Last edited by BoogieMan; July 26, 2012 at 03:42 PM.