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tern, said Clark, is that the dealers risk the loss of a legitimate customer.
One customer who waited several hours for a response said he would return the next day, related Clark.
“The scary part is 1 don't know for sure whether the man's coming back," he said.
“There are much more cost effective methods for controlling criminals than having all law abiding citizens run through a criminal background check,” said Clark.
“It’s a further encroachment and further building of bureaucracy to go through all of this,” said Del. Raymond R. “Andy” Guest Jr. (R-31 st).
Though he did not pledge his support, NRA spokesman Charles H. Cunningham said during the assembly that the organization did not oppose the legislation.
Del. Guest, who opposed the bill in the General Assembly, said the criticisms he received during the first week of operation related to the 18-page regulations.
“They’ve taken a very simple concept and made it very complicated,” said Guest.
Regardless of the criticisms, state police contend that the system is running efficiently and has been responsible for the denial of three sales. During the first two day of the Virginia Firearms Transaction Program, the State Police received 272 requests for approval and issued 269 approvals. A total of three prospective buyers were prohibited from purchasing firearms under state or federal law.
“The way it's intended to work, it’s working and it’s working correctly,” reports Lt. John Quinley with the state police.
“It’s not a foolproof system," acknowledged Lt. Quinley, "but if dealers do what we are asking them to do, the system is going to work the way it’s designed to.”
The state hired an additional 15 people to run the system and purchased $75,000 worth of computer equipment.
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