Firearm Due Process Protection Act enforces timely disposition of NICS record correction requests and due process protections.
The Firearm Due Process Protection Act aims to enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days. It also establishes due process protections for individuals challenging NICS determinations. The bill mandates that courts hold hearings within 30 days of an action being brought and places the burden of proof on the respondent to show ineligibility for firearm possession.
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