I guess my bottom line question is; does the government really destroy the information?
Maine
Doesn’t your Maine Driver’s License require a physical address, not a PO Box?
In Florida it’s the residency requirement ... PO Boxes are not an in State address.
Is it "this information" or "this entry in a particular database" that gets destroyed?
If they pass the information on to some other organization in the "verification" process, you are now on the (assumed!) list of known gun owners and can be (assumed) paired with ACORN's GPS list of all residences.
/ tinfoil hat
Probably to ensure you are really a state resident.
The cops in Oklahoma had a database full of information on owners of a particular type of firearm when they were conducting an investigation into a homicide committed with that caliber firearm. They called all owners of that particular caliber firearm in to allow them to inspect those pistols. Funny, the information was supposed to be confidential. Draw your own conclusions.
You have to be a resident of Maine to buy a gun there. Having a post office box doesn’t prove that. There aren’t any guarantees that the record is destroyed. I’m sure they take at least daily backups of the database. They put that on a tape and send it somewhere. Usually you would keep at least 6 months worth of backups. So, even if some process runs to remove your record from the current database after 72 hours your record may exist on a backup.
Because people who are sleeping in P.O. boxes might not come back to sleep there within 48 hours.
I think that is info the feds keep...I don’t believe it is destroyed, and why would it be? If thye run the serial number of a rifle, then what would happen if they did not know you owned it?
Vee joust vant to know who es buying de guns.
This is for your protection. You know this information is supposed to be destroyed, so in the event a goverment agent shows up at your door looking for that particular weapon, you know the agent is breaking the law and thus you should shoot him. ;o)
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics/nicsfact.htm
Current destruction of NICS records became effective when a final rule was published by the Department of Justice in The Federal Register, outlining the following changes. Per Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 25.9(b)(1), (2), and (3), the NICS Section must destroy all identifying information on allowed transactions prior to the start of the next NICS operational day.
I have this problem in CA. My drivers license shows my PO box. I have to show current utility bills.
Simple answer, you don’t live in or at a P.O. Box.
Your place of residence is your official address.
I don’t know if your state keeps record of the transaction, but when you fill out the 4473 form, the dealer must keep it on file. If their file room gets full, or they decide to close shop they must turn them over to the BATFE. The 4473 stays around forever with your information on it.
Not sure about your state, but in most states face to face transfers, do not require any paperwork.
Your ffl has to keep the 4473 (the form w/your social security info, “have you ever worked as a hired killer?”, etc.) forever. When they go out of business, the paperwork is forwarded to the BATFE.
Fear a government that fears guns.
Fear a government that fears guns.