BATF annually publishes a complete list of State and local firearm laws. This insures that dealers will be able to meet the "legal at both ends" requirement proposed in this bill. and removes whatever arguments might exist against such action on the grounds it might undercut State or local firearm laws. Existing law prohibits anyone convicted. or under indictment for a felony. who is a fugitive from justice. a drug addict. a mental patient. an illegal alien. or who fits in any of several related classifications from possessing a firearm under any circumstances. unless pardoned and specifically authorized to possess a firearm. The bill would change this in two ways. First. a specified number of offenses. involving actual or implicit violence in their commission are substituted for the blanket term "any felony." Prohibiting possession of firearms by persons whose past history indicates a predisposition to use them on others is only commonsense. however. this objective can be achieved without similarly disabling other persons who were convicted of an offense that did not threaten the physical safety of others.
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