Unverified Shutdownmegeddon rumor: FBI NICS background checks system is next

By Bob Owens | 7:14 PM | October 09, 2013

Moderno is claiming that a “reliable source” tells him that the nation’s FBI background check system used by FFL dealers nationwide may be the next casualty of President Obama’s shutdown theater.

This would presumably mean that if you don’t have a concealed carry permit, you aren’t buying a gun for the duration of any NICS shutdown.

Again, this is an unverified rumor, but seems important enough to keep on the radar.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.