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kparker wrote:
Hey SKSGuy, can you remind us why it is that WA's permit doesn't meet the NICS background-check requirements?
Take a look at 18 U.S.C. 922 (t)(3)
I decided to take a snippet from NRA's website so as not to rephrase everything over:
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My state has a permit-to-purchase system. What can I expect under the NICS system?
Permits that meet the criteria established by BATF will exempt purchasers from a NICS check at the point-of-sale, and handgun permits that meet the criteria will be accepted for long gun purchases. New buyers who do not have a permit will have to undergo a NICS check, but all "permit states" are expected to incorporate a NICS check into the permit application process by Nov. 30, 1998. Also, anyone renewing his permit will undergo a NICS check at that time.
Note, however, that the exemption for permit holders only applies if the permit was issued within the past five years, and the permit process has verified that possession of a firearm by the applicant would not violate any federal or state law.
BATF`s position is that "as of Nov. 30, 1998, the `information available to` state officials will include the NICS database. Accordingly . . . permits issued on or after Nov. 30, 1998, will be valid alternatives under the permanent provisions of the Brady law only if the state officials conduct a NICS check on all permit applicants."
So, a permit holder with a permit issued more than five years prior will need to undergo a NICS check, as will new permit applicants. Permit renewal applicants will undergo a NICS check at the appropriate time as well. The state agency responsible for issuing permits can answer any questions about how these changes will be implemented."
From the ATF:
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/bradylaw/permit_chart.htm
http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/bradylaw/120503wash.pdf