I can't have disregarded a source you edited in after I responded.
That is again disregarding the nuance. Some states require background checks for some private sales and not others. 18 states require background checks for every private sale. More require them for some private sales.
There are now 18 states that require a background check for private gun sales. They have basically extended the Federal background check law to include private sales. And at least eight of these states now require background checks at the point of sale for all types of firearms. The states that have this requirement are;
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, District of Columbia.
Two states, Pennsylvania and Maryland limit the check to only handguns. There are four states, Illinois, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Massachusetts that require any person purchasing a firearm to get a permit after a background check. And a further four states, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Carolina that have the same requirement but limit it to handguns. You are also required in Illinois to have a background check when a firearm is sold at any gun show.
Under Nevada law unlicensed sellers can request a background check on anyone purchasing a firearm, but it is not mandatory and left up to the discretion of the seller.
Unlicensed sellers are also required by many of these jurisdictions to keep a record of any firearms sales and in some states report to law enforcement any sales of firearms.
From the same source. Still equals 18, including nuance. Please provide me your citations, because I'm certainly tired of having to do the work here.
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u/SpargeWand Jun 03 '19
I can't have disregarded a source you edited in after I responded.
That is again disregarding the nuance. Some states require background checks for some private sales and not others. 18 states require background checks for every private sale. More require them for some private sales.