The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was launched as part of the Brady Act in 1998 and is run by the FBI. The FBI website describes the mission of the NICS as “saving lives and protecting people from harm”. The goal of NICS background checks is two-fold: ensuring the timely transfer of firearms
Form 4473 was established in 1968 with the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968. That law prohibited minors, felons, and the mentally ill from purchasing a firearm. 4473 forms were required to capture the information needed to comply with the law. Since then, exclusions have expanded to include fugitives from justice, users of
We can learn a lot about the secure filing of digital forms from HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires the protection and confidential handling of protected health information (source). These regulations have spawned an immense, complex ecosystem of protocols for compliance. The consensus among experts in the field is that the electronic
Lying on form 4473 is a felony. Thankfully, you’re not too likely to run into that situation. What’s much more common is having to identify and fix honest mistakes in the 75 fields that your customer needs to complete in order to make a purchase. You can spend time trying to keep your customers focused
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