Maine LD1062 would eliminate background checks for private sales of firearms.
Maine LD1062 would amend the law to eliminate background checks for private sales of firearms. The bill specifies that a seller who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer may not complete a transaction unless the seller facilitates the transaction through a federally licensed firearms dealer. The dealer would then perform a background check of the putative buyer using the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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