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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Huh no shit TIL about that waiting period, thanks! I can't look it up until later (at work, can fire off a message but not do research y'know) but would you happen to know how long it lasted?

Though the questionnaires in the 60s were largely ineffective and took time, unless I am mistaken they were stored by the FBI until the ATF started existing in the early 70s, but yes "NICs" wasn't until "I" was possible as I mentioned.

[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

How long it lasted?

Between '94 and '98, after they mandated the background checks but before they had the infrastructure to do instant background checks.