“which is a myth in OK as there is no central database for gun info or a method by which one could be put together.”
The firearms “InstaCheck” IS a gun database. It is maintained by State and federal agencies.
Hmmm....
No, I don’t think so.
When I purchase a weapon the weapon information is not provided, just my name and personal information to see if I’m on a “list of wanted” or something someplace. The information about the weapon is NOT provided to anyone.
No. It is not.
It is a database of who is eligible or ineligible to own firearms.
It is not a data base of what firearms are owned by whom.
They NICS system is prohibited from retaining information on what firearms were purchased by what individuals.
To trace firearms, the ATF traces a firearm by serial number from the manufacturer to the dealer who sold it. The dealers are required to keep records of to whom they sold firearms, and respond to traces on individual firearms.
State or local agencies may have their own gun registration system, but NICS is not a gun registration system.
NICS is an instant criminal background check administered by the FBI.
When you purchase a firearm, the dealer takes your identification information and calls the FBI with it. The FBI informs the dealer whether or not you are prohibited from owning a firearm.
By law, they are not supposed to keep any record of the firearm you purchase.