CBI uping the fee

From State Sen. Kevin Lundberg's email "report" (just got it)

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2. Background Check Fees Going Up 250%

This week I was informed that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is raising the background check fee for gun purchases from $6 to $15. Unfortunately they have the authority to raise this fee without any additional legislative oversight (something I have consistently fought against for all departments).

DPS assures me it is "temporary," in order to make up for higher costs, but I find this increase to be completely unacceptable and want to know what the governor has to say about this increase.

This is particularly troubling for two reasons. The first is this fee (tax) is required if one tries to exercise their Second Amendment right to purchase a firearm in Colorado. It looks a lot like the poll taxes that some states imposed many years ago (which were determined to be unconstitutional).

Secondly, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which Colorado could be using instead of the DPS system, has no fee. If the Colorado background check is so expensive to operate, why not suspend the Colorado program and let the Federal system work for Colorado?

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I remember even gunowners backing the CBI check because as originally passed, fees came out of the general fund (no direct charge to the gun purchaser) because it was for "the common good".

Didn't take long to change it to penalize the gun purchaser, and now to further disincentivize evyl gun ownership, the fee is being raised. When will gun folks ever learn to not compromise?

O2

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Originally Posted by O2HeN2

When will gun folks ever learn to not compromise?

O2

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But, but, if we just ge them this little bit they'll be satisfied.


Hahahahaha. Not likely.

The reason the whole system went into place in CO the way it is now was because CBI could check to see if you're the restrained party in a protection order (something NICS can't do). And since laws here state that if you are under a protection order that doesn't allow for you to be in possession of a firearm they wanted to ensure you weren't trying to purchase. I still think them charging a fee is BS.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

The reason the whole system went into place in CO the way it is now was because CBI could check to see if you're the restrained party in a protection order (something NICS can't do). And since laws here state that if you are under a protection order that doesn't allow for you to be in possession of a firearm they wanted to ensure you weren't trying to purchase. I still think them charging a fee is BS.

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Restraining order, that makes some sense. I couldn't recall why we went to the CBI check in the first place.

I doubt there is any recourse, I am not even sure who to voice a complaint to.
http://cocivilliberties.org/ccl-enco...-efficiencies/

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Originally Posted by Little Dutch

Restraining order, that makes some sense. I couldn't recall why we went to the CBI check in the first place.

I doubt there is any recourse, I am not even sure who to voice a complaint to.
http://cocivilliberties.org/ccl-enco...-efficiencies/

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Complaining to the government about the government....where they make money? I can't imagine it would get much traction.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

The reason the whole system went into place in CO the way it is now was because CBI could check to see if you're the restrained party in a protection order (something NICS can't do). And since laws here state that if you are under a protection order that doesn't allow for you to be in possession of a firearm they wanted to ensure you weren't trying to purchase. I still think them charging a fee is BS.

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NCIS picked up a restraining order (bad info) on a relative several years ago during a purchase in TX (denied). The order was apparently for the same name, but in Iowa. My relative had been in the state one time, a decade earlier, to pick up a motorcycle from an auction. Didn't even know the name of the other person on the order. Had to send a letter to the court or something to clear it up.

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Originally Posted by 00tec

NCIS picked up a restraining order (bad info) on a relative several years ago during a purchase in TX (denied). The order was apparently for the same name, but in Iowa. My relative had been in the state one time, a decade earlier, to pick up a motorcycle from an auction. Didn't even know the name of the other person on the order. Had to send a letter to the court or something to clear it up.

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From my understanding, and I could be wrong, NICS can't pull the most accurate RO info compared to what CBI can. Your situation sucks, and is regrettable. Sometimes mistakes are made, and cause headaches. These instances are horrible to deal with. Worse yet is when you encounter someone and the RO is still active in the system, but was dismissed weeks prior.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

From my understanding, and I could be wrong, NICS can't pull the most accurate RO info compared to what CBI can. Your situation sucks, and is regrettable. Sometimes mistakes are made, and cause headaches. These instances are horrible to deal with. Worse yet is when you encounter someone and the RO is still active in the system, but was dismissed weeks prior.

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You would make a great Tier 1 customer service representative.

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Originally Posted by Irving

You would make a great Tier 1 customer service representative.

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I thought that was part of my job description for my current profession.