Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on a motion to adopt an "ought not to pass" report for a bill that repeals private sale firearm background checks in Maine.

Highlights:

• Specifies that this section applies only to transactions in which a dealer sells to a buyer at a gun show (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that a dealer shall perform a background check of the putative buyer in a transaction to which this section applies by using the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that if the background check reveals that the putative buyer is prohibited from purchasing a firearm, the transaction may not proceed (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on a motion to adopt an "ought not to pass" report for a bill that repeals private sale firearm background checks in Maine.

Highlights:

• Specifies that this section applies only to transactions in which a dealer sells to a buyer at a gun show (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that a dealer shall perform a background check of the putative buyer in a transaction to which this section applies by using the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that if the background check reveals that the putative buyer is prohibited from purchasing a firearm, the transaction may not proceed (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text