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Old 01-06-2016, 22:17   #27
fng13
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Originally Posted by PSM View Post

That was '68. Was a BG check required for long guns? That's all I ever owned until I bought the USP six or seven years ago and did have to fill out the 4473.

Thanks.

Pat
No background check existed then. As far as I know NICS didn't come about until the Brady Act in 1993 but wasn't online until ~97-98.

However, I believe you've had to fill out the 4473 or equivelent since the passing of 68GCA. So if you were buying from a dealer you had to fill out the form. Person to Person sales would have depended on state law at the time, whether you had to use a ffl to transfer or not, I'm guessing not.
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