MD is one of them a voluntary commitment of more than 30 days is supposed to be reported to NICS.
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MD is one of them a voluntary commitment of more than 30 days is supposed to be reported to NICS.
Here are the files contained in the NCIC check. Note that NICS rejections are a separate file. So if states report mental health adjudications, a LEO running an NCIC check would see if you are prohibited.
But this of course assumes states report this info to NICS.
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ncic
Very true. MD ranks among the worst states in reporting mental health issues to NICS
Why, I wonder?
Perhaps:
MD protects and doesn't want to disclose politicians, judges, and other power elites with mental health issues, in the event the data is leaked?
Or, maybe:
MD politicians, judges, and other power elites with a history of mental health issues "know" that they aren't part of the "gun violence problem" and don't want to be prohibited despite their own history? Translated: Even though they have mental health issues, they don't want to be "swept up" in a dragnet with the "little people" who are prohibited because of mental health issues.
Some other reason?
Maybe someone will ask them why, in public, during this year's MD Gen ASS'y hearings on the latest proposed infringements that will do nothing to fight crime.
[Edit: I'll bet Putin and Xi know, or could find out in ten minutes, if they wanted to.]
So the antis are making a big deal about "fake permits" being used by criminals and prohibited people in the absence of a 24/7 database.
My questions are:
1) What states currently have a 24/7 database accessible for LEO of other states
2) Can LEO access NICS?
3) If #2 is a no and LEO cannot access a database from another state, and we needed a Senate vote or two, would you be OK with LEOs being able to use NICS as a secondary verification source? My thought is this can be done quickly and will eliminate 99% of any fake or prohibited people. It would also help prevent states like NJ from holding people in jail over the weekend while they wait for the other states' offices to open.
Reason I bring this up is that I was a little disappointed with the House GOP's response to the Dems "sky is falling" charges during the hearings. Maybe they knew they had the votes and weren't going to put in the effort. But I feel they really could have taken the anti arguments apart. Instead it just seemed like the same canned statements on both sides.