I'm honestly not sure if that email is a good or bad thing. Probably a bad thing for the FFL's that were 'misusing' the system...
I don't think "misuse" is a fair term. FFl's in this state are going through hell lately, and it won't get better after October 1.
35 free states in this country allow FFL's direct access to the NICS system for handgun purchases.We just happen to live in a state where the .gov thinks they are God and makes themselves POC for the NICS. As Md. residents who pays federal taxes which fund the FBI run NICS system, why can't we utilize the system our tax dollars fund? The way the letter threatens the FFls with fines for misuse really upsets me. I'm sure it comes down to dollars,and someone figured out if all 40K backlogged Md. apps required the FBI to do the NICS then it would burden their allotted staff. I say eliminate waste of having the FBI,ATF and MSP all spend time overseeing our 2nd amendment rights. Are they really "helping US Citizens" or trying to control and manipulate us.
What ever your opinion, it won't be long before there won't be hardly any FFls left in Md. and almost no firearms legal to purchase, so then there won't be anymore "misuse"!