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Old August 9, 2014, 11:14 AM   #12
Frank Ettin
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Join Date: November 23, 2005
Location: California - San Francisco
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Originally Posted by picker
When you apply for a CHL and you submit your paper work including a finger print card to Austin.
Austin will submit your request for a CHL to the BATF You are run through the BATF data base, then that information and your Texas criminal record if any is reviewed and your request for a CHL is either granted or denied....
Wrong. The ATF has nothing to do with NICS. NICS is run by the FBI.

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Originally Posted by picker
...Did you folks really believe Texas don't run you through the FBI data base ?
But that has nothing to do with the ATF. The ATF and FBI are two, separate federal agencies. ATF has nothing to do with running background checks on people who buy guns or who apply for a CHL.
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