This week, we’re talking about an under-discussed part of federal gun law and a significant recent update to it.
While most gun owners know you need to pass a background check to buy a gun from a licensed dealer. And most also know you need to pass one to get a concealed carry license. But many don’t know their concealed carry license can be used to bypass the sales background check requirement–at least, in certain states.
That list of states got longer this week as the result of a Gun Owners of America (GOA) lawsuit and President Donald Trump’s executive review of gun policy. Now, 30 states have “Brady Permits” that allow holders to bypass the sales check.
GOA’s Sam Paredes joins the podcast to walk through the years-long legal fight. He lays out how GOA plans to lobby states to change their laws to qualify for the alternative status. He also said GOA plans to file follow-up suits to get ATF to recognize even more permits.
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Plus, the Tenth Circuit rules on the other kind of domestic violence restraining order that triggers a gun ban. However, it comes to the same conclusion that the Supreme Court did in US v. Rahimi: the ban doesn’t violate the Second Amendment. The ATF also announced two significant moves, one replacing their “zero tolerance” dealer inspection policy and another expanding “Brady permits.”
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As usual I always seem to learn at least one new thing or resource from your podcast. Thanks for exposing us to “ASP”. I watched the entire video and sent it to one of my LE buddies who is retired for his reaction. He had to actually shoot (kill) someone who was pointing a rifle at him around 2 AM and had refused to comply. My buddy was cleared of any wrong doing and was fortunately substantiated by a six or seven year old child who had witnessed to altercation. Again, Stephen, thank you for keeping us informed and educated about these kind of events.