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Cheapshooter I have never paid a charge for the NICS phone call in the Show Me State!
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That's because MO uses the FBI NICS for all background checks. (free call, free service)
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I didn't know that it was up to some states to conduct the check. I thought it was all federally operated.
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States may choose whether the FBI conducts the check or they do.
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Is that why in some states a CCW endorsement can be used instead of the phone call?
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A firearms permit may be used as an exemption to the FBI NICS check if ATF has determined it to be a valid alternative to the NICS. Not all state CHL/CCW/etc qualify.
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Also, is it true that a state can pass legislation to allow the use of a CCW endorsement instead of the check, or is that these states that do the check themselves?
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ATF makes the decision as to whether a particular states permit qualifies as an exemption.......not the state. For example: a "lifetime" CHL/CCW would not be acceptable......one of the requirements to be a valid alternative is a maximum five year period. Other requirements are a background check of the CHL holder equal to the FBI NICS standard.
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