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VA CHP in place of NICS check?

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SaltH2OHokie

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n4mgr wrote:
I'm curious if a VA CHP is usable to purchase a handgun?
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As a form of ID, yes; as a substitute for a background check, no.

(So far as I know...and I'm just a career college student who has bought a few guns.)
 
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Nope, unlike some other states that allow you to skip the NICS check if you have a carry permit, VA doesn't unfortunately.
 
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SaltH2OHokie wrote:
n4mgr wrote:
I'm curious if a VA CHP is usable to purchase a handgun?
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As a form of ID, yes; as a substitute for a background check, no.

(So far as I know...and I'm just a career college student who has bought a few guns.)
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I used my Driver License and CHP to buy my glock at Lynnhaven A&P.
 
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Technically, a CHP may be used as the required secondary form of ID.

The primary (government-issued) ID must include a photo.

See information on ID and residency requirements at this VSP info page. (scroll about halfway down the page)
 
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Chaingun81 wrote:
nova wrote:
Nope, unlike some other states that allow you to skip the NICS check if you have a carry permit, VA doesn't unfortunately.
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Any examples?
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Here is the list of states whose CHP holders are exempt from NICS checks when purchasing or otherwise receiving a firearm from an FFL.
 
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WVCDL wrote:
Chaingun81 wrote:
nova wrote:
Nope, unlike some other states that allow you to skip the NICS check if you have a carry permit, VA doesn't unfortunately.
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Any examples?
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Here is the list of states whose CHP holders are exempt from NICS checks when purchasing or otherwise receiving a firearm from an FFL.
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That list is incorrect.

I know NV no longer accepts a CCW/CHP as an alterative to a NICS check.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=4061
 
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Sam_G21 wrote:
Utah is on that list. I wonder if a non resident UTAH can be used in lieu of NICS in Va?
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No. An exemptpermit only exempts the permittee from the background check requirement within the state in which the permit was issued.18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(3) provides that the NICS background check requirement "shall not apply to a firearm transfer between a licensee and another person if--
(A)(i) such other person has presented to the licensee a permit that--
(I) allows such other person to possess or acquire a firearm; and
(II) was issued not more than 5 years earlier by the State in which the transfer is to take place; and
(ii) the law of the State provides that such a permit is to be issued only after an authorized government official has verified that the information available to such official does not indicate that possession of a firearm by such other person would be in violation of law[.]"
 
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Agent19 wrote:
WVCDL wrote:
Chaingun81 wrote:
nova wrote:
Nope, unlike some other states that allow you to skip the NICS check if you have a carry permit, VA doesn't unfortunately.
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Any examples?
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Here is the list of states whose CHP holders are exempt from NICS checks when purchasing or otherwise receiving a firearm from an FFL.
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That list is incorrect.

I know NV no longer [ac]cepts a CCW/CHP as an alterative to a NICS check.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=4061
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The list I linked above is correct, accurately reflecting that Nevada permits do not qualify.
 
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WVCDL wrote:
The list I linked above is correct, accurately reflecting that Nevada permits do not qualify.
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You are correct, I looked at the wrong line.:banghead:
Thanks for the corrections.
 
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WVCDL wrote:
Sam_G21 wrote:
Utah is on that list. I wonder if a non resident UTAH can be used in lieu of NICS in Va?
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No. An exemptpermit only exempts the permittee from the background check requirement within the state in which the permit was issued.http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=RETRIEVE&FILE=$$xa$$busc18.wais&start=1498909&SIZE=106824&TYPE=TEXT]18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(3)[/b] provides that the NICS background check requirement "shall not apply to a firearm transfer between a licensee and another person if--
(A)(i) such other person has presented to the licensee a permit that--
(I) allows such other person to possess or acquire a firearm; and
(II) was issued not more than 5 years earlier by the State in which the transfer is to take place; and
(ii) the law of the State provides that such a permit is to be issued only after an authorized government official has verified that the information available to such official does not indicate that possession of a firearm by such other person would be in violation of law[.]"
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Wow that is one ugly link... leave it to the Government I guess... I tried to figure out how to get this BB software to handle it but I could not... so I punted, and made a tinyurl for you:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ykjzjh6

TFred
 
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n4mgr wrote:
I'm curious if a VA CHP is usable to purchase a handgun?
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No - Va law allows persons who cannot possess a firearm under federal law to conceal handguns in virginia - mainly, due to refusal of virginia to DQ CHP applicants for misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence.
 
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