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BRADY BILL Q&A
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1. The Brady Bill has a 7-day waiting period.
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FALSE. The 7-day waiting period is not a waiting period at all, but
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a permit-to-purchase law. Under the Brady Bill, you would
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not be allowed to purchase a firearm without first obtaining
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permission from the police department. In municipalities
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that have implemented similar laws, an anti-gun police chief
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can refuse to grant law-abiding citizens a permit to purchase
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with total impunity. In short, the Brady Bill turns your
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right to own a firearm into a priveledge to be granted or
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withheld by local police departments. Your gun dealer cannot
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sell a firearm until he receives "written verification" from
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the chief law enforcement officer.
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2. A 7-day waiting period would have stopped John Hinkley from buying
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a handgun.
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FALSE. The fact of the matter is that John Hinkley, the man who
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tried to assassinate President Reagan and who shot and
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severly injured the President's Press Secretary Jim Brady,
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had actually purchased two of the guns he was assembling for
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his assassination attempt in California-a state with a 14-day
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waiting period.
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3. The Brady Bill is a reasonable compromise with which we can all live.
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FALSE. Brady is not the "compromise" that Handgun Control claims it
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is. In fact, it is the cornerstone of a major campaign to
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restrict gun ownership in America to police, the armed forces
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and licensed security guards and shooting ranges. The law-
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abiding citizen would not be allowed to own a firearm under
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Handgun Control's agenda for America.
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4. Law enforcement professionals agree that 7 days is enough time to
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conduct an adequate background check.
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False. Dick Thornburg, Attorney General of the United States, has
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testified that the minimum time necessary to conduct an
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effective background check is 30 days, which he felt was an
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unreasonable time for a citizen to have to wait to purchase
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a firearm.
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5. Brady would lead to national gun registration.
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TRUE. Federal agencies such as BATF have been waiting for a
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mechanism that could lead to a centralized registration list
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of all gun owners. The Brady Bill could provide them with
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that mechanism. Currently, gun registrations are maintained
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at the dealer from whom the firearm was purchased.
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6. Brady would not interfere with the law-abiding citizen's right to
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purchase a firearm.
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FALSE. Since most criminals buy their guns "on the street" from
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other criminals, there is virtually no chance that the
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Brady Bill will interfere with the criminal's ability to
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obtain a firearm. The only people that will be disadvantaged
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by Brady will be the law-abiding citizen. Under Brady, you
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and I will have no gun rights.
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7. The proposed 7-day waiting period would allow the police to screen
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out insane people and people convicted of crimes.
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FALSE. Current privacy laws affecting doctor-patient relations
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would prevent Brady from cross-referencing gun permits with
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medical reports. Current federal criminal records maintained
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for background checks list people charged with a crime as
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opposed to people convicted of a crime. This means that
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people charged but later judged innocent of a crime would be
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refused permission to purchase a firearm.
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Q&A by:
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Gun Owners of America
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8001 Forbes Place
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Suite 102
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Springfield, VA 22151
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(703) 321-8585
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