Reply #35: I'm sure both sides will tell different versions of the "instant check"

[jody]

clause in the law however, the facts are that a number of states already have instant checks in place and citizens in some of those states can buy a handgun and take delivery immediately.

See NRA Fact sheet

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Under the Act, states are exempt from the five-day waiting period if their laws require law enforcement officials to conduct records checks to verify that prospective handgun purchasers are eligible to possess handguns. <18 U.S.C. §922(s)(1)(C)(ii)> When President Clinton signed the Act into law in 1993, 18 states and D.C. were automatically "Brady-exempt."
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I believe those facts support a conclusion that the NRA knew instant checks were viable before the Brady Bill was passed. The fact that the federal government did not develop an effective, efficient NICS is a problem for the executive branch because adequate funds and technology were available.
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