"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ...

On 6/22/13 1:41 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"BAR" wrote in message
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When my applicaiton to purchase a regulated firearm in Maryland is
processed it will come
back as disapproved or not disapproved.

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Semantics. The bottom line is that the purpose of a background
check is
to make sure you are legally entitled to buy the firearm.
The real "approval" is by whatever agency in Maryland regulates
firearm
permits and purchases.



Maryland state police.

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In Massachusetts a permit issuance is by the MA State Police subject
to a background check and then at the discretion of your town's local
police chief.
The process actually works the other way around. You apply for a
permit at the local police department. For a long gun, they must
submit the application to the State Police. For handguns, the local
police department determines what type of permit will be issued (if
any). The application is then sent to the State Police where a
background check is done. If clean, the requested permit is mailed to
your police department and they notify you when to come pick it up.

That's the only time a "background check" is done to my knowledge.
After that, a FFL makes a call to the records department along with
transmitting the digital fingerprint that I have mentioned when making
a purchase. The purpose of all this is to simply ensure that your
permit is valid (has not been revoked) and you are who you say you
are. Hard to counterfeit fingerprints. Someday it will be DNA
samples. Wow. Watch the gun nuts go crazy then.