California has a procedure whereby any person can conduct a background check on themselves.
See: https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/pfecfaqs And: http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/pfecapp.pdf First. What would the crime be: Perjury? The falsehood must be knowing, willful and material. Many people don't know at the time they fill out a gun purchase form that their conviction is still valid or hasn't been expunged, etc., etc., etc., Attempted Felon-in-Possession? Second. The state of WA will merely clog its criminal court dockets with crimes that cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Finally, it seems to me that WA is trying to implement a version of CA's APPS system without spending the time, money and training on a real system. See: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/armed-prohib-pers on-system.pdf Yeah. It looks like WA is following in CA's footsteps in slowly becoming a police state. Donald E. J. Kilmer, Jr. Attorney at Law (SBN: 179986) Law Offices of Donald Kilmer, A.P.C. 1645 Willow Street, Suite 150 San Jose, California 95125 Email: <mailto:d...@dklawoffice.com> d...@dklawoffice.com Web: <http://www.dklawoffice.com/> www.DKLawOffice.com Voice: (408) 264-8489 This electronic message may be protected by the attorney-client privilege. All rights are reserved. Counsel should assume that all correspondence is blind copied to my clients. From: firearmsregprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:firearmsregprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of g...@gunfacts.info Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 7:58 AM To: Firearmsregprof@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Mandatory reporting of background check failures Washington State is toying with the idea of compelling FFLs to report when a purchaser fails a background check. http://www.king5.com/news/politics/senate-surprises-with-vote-on-firearms-bi ll/433001920 The notion is that the purchaser, if they knew they were prohibited, lied on the sundry forms and thus have committed a crime. What are the con law aspect to this? Can FFLs be compelled to do work for the state? Is there a privacy issued involved (disclosing personal info about the buyer)? Does reporting create endangerments for the FFL or anyone else? Guy Smith <mailto:g...@gunfacts.info> g...@gunfacts.info www.linkedin.com/in/gunfacts/ <http://www.linkedin.com/in/gunfacts/>
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