Lawmakers introduced a new bill that could end same-day firearm transfers for some gun owners by requiring background check approval on all firearms sales nationally, regardless of the wait.
Currently, firearms dealers can move ahead with sales by default if the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System does not respond within three days.
The Background Check Completion Act (S.3458), however, would force FFLs to wait for approval from NICS before completing a firearm purchase.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), alongside 25 Democratic lawmakers, introduced the bill with Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC) launching a companion bill in the House of Representatives to close the so-called “Charleston Loophole” — named after a 2015 Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church in which the shooter was not legally able to purchase a gun.
Blumenthal called the loophole dangerous, citing data that indicated 2,758 guns were sold to people in 2024 who legally shouldn’t have access to firearms due to the loophole. (Editor’s Note: No links or official citations were given for this data by Blumenthal’s office.)
“This loophole is a massive gateway to dangerous evasion of the background check rules,” Blumenthal said in a press release. “If you haven’t passed a background check, you shouldn’t be able to purchase a weapon. No check, no gun. It’s really that simple.”
Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, Brady, Sandy Hook Promise, and Newtown Action Alliance all endorsed the bill, but 2A advocates say the bill, while well-meaning, could hurt law-abiding gun owners.
The original 72-hour NICS provision was included in the 1993 Brady Act to prevent government overreach, protecting Americans from government delays or political abuse. This provision essentially keeps the federal government from deliberately or unintentionally stalling NICS, thereby halting all gun sales from firearms dealers.
S.3458 was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee for further review.
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It's not going anywhere with the Republicans holding even a 1-vote majority. Loons like Stolen Valor Blumenthal know that; these bills are just virtue-signaling wastes of time to show their activist buddies that they're "doing something" about those hated guns in our hands.
S3458 typical democratic crap. Those spineless republicans better vote against this. We’ll be watching
When will they EVER understand it’s the person NOT the gun ??
Simply not necessary. Not going to change anything.
People will still kill people. Political posturing all the way.
Treason at its lowest point if you can read it says in simple terms shall not be infringed
There is no however or except or but we think or any other this was written for the people not for congress or any other lowlife politian to rewrite or modify
"Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, Brady, Sandy Hook Promise, and Newtown Action Alliance all endorsed the bill"
That alone causes me to be suspect of the bill.
What about states that use your carry permit as the background check? Are people in those states now going to be required to do an NCIS check before being allowed to purchase a gun?
A concern I have here is that if someone can secretly insert problems into the NCIS system, they will effectively block everyone from being able to purchase guns.
Happened to me. I was denied after literally hundreds of purchases over years (I’m a collector). I went through hell simply because someone in the system transposed a number. I thought to get a CCW, which still was delayed until my 20th or so (literally) call to my States NCIS center we’re I finally reached someone who spent 10 minutes looking into the original issue of an issue of a number transposed on my SS# and I had my concealed carry permit approved within an hour. Couldn’t believe it. Shall not be infringed. In my case it was. I literally expected the Feds to show up with a warrant and clean me out. Stressful.