«

»

You call NICS yourself and report a family member you think shouldn’t have a firearm

Categories:

Jan 16, 2013 @ 2:03 pm

by

From FBI — Index Brochure

In addition to local, state, tribal, and federal agencies voluntarily contributing information to the NICS Index, the NICS Section receives telephone calls from mental health institutions, psychiatrists, police departments, and family members requesting placement of individuals into the NICS Index. Frequently, these are emergency situations and require immediate attention. Any documentation justifying a valid entry into the NICS Index must be available to the originating agencies.

Obviously there’s a potential for abuse here, and the person is entitled to due process, including a rapid follow-up investigation of the original report.  But to say that we don’t have a way to report dangerous and mentally disturbed people to the NICS system appears to be flat out wrong.

This post has no tag

1 comment

1 ping

  1. guffaw says:

    Jan 18, 2013 @ 10:09 am at 10:09 am (UTC -6 )

    Gonna cross post this soon! Thank you.
    The nation that informs on each other stays together – NOT!

    gfa

  1. Inform on your neighbor or family – it’s Patriotic! « Guffaw in AZ says:

    Jan 19, 2013 @ 8:23 am at 8:23 am (UTC -6 )

    [...] You call NICS yourself and report a family member you think shouldn’t have a firearm [...]

Comments have been disabled.