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What is the name of the law that requires a five day waiting period when purchasing a hand gun?
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∙ 8y ago
Used to be called the Brady Bill, later the Brady Law.
""The Brady Law today The five-day waiting period for handgun purchases expired on November 30, 1998 and was replaced by a computerized criminal background check prior to any firearm purchase from a dealer holding a Federal Firearms License (FFL). All dealers, manufacturers and importers must verify the identity of a non-FFL customer and receive authorization from the National Instant Check System (NICS) which often takes only minutes instead of the several-day waiting period." (From Wiki.)
The Brady Bill. Named after James Brady, former press secretary to President Reagan, Who was wounded and paralyzed In the assination attempt on REagan in 1981.
Federal Law requires a background check before the firearm can be sold. States have varying waiting periods, ranging from 24 hours to 7 days or more.
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