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[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Huh no shit TIL about that waiting period, thanks! I can't look it up until later (at work, can fire off a message but not do research y'know) but would you happen to know how long it lasted?

Though the questionnaires in the 60s were largely ineffective and took time, unless I am mistaken they were stored by the FBI until the ATF started existing in the early 70s, but yes "NICs" wasn't until "I" was possible as I mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

How long it lasted?

Between '94 and '98, after they mandated the background checks but before they had the infrastructure to do instant background checks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago