HadIt.com Elder fanaticbooks Posted December 9, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 9, 2010 NOTE: VA Fast Letter 00-44.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration June 2, 2000 Director (00/21) All VBA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 212 Fast Letter 00-44 SUBJ: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Process Background: The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (Brady Act) of 1993 established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). When drafting the regulations for NICS, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) defined the seven categories of individuals prohibited from purchasing or redeeming firearms. ATF incorporated the VA definition of incompetent "because of injury or disease lack the mental capacity to contract or manage their own affairs" into the category of those adjudicated as a mental defective. The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is providing the FBI with information on veterans rated as incompetent, incompetent surviving spouses, adult helpless children and dependent parents. Licensed gun dealers are required to check the NICS system to see if an individual is in a prohibited category before transferring a firearm to that individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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