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Posted: Wed 10:40 PM, Jan 02, 2013

Reporter: Andrew Reid Email

Updated: Thu 8:02 AM, Jan 03, 2013

Gun buyer may have to pay for faster background check

Grand Junction, Colo. (KKCO) - Gun control will no doubt be a hot item discussed when the Colorado legislative session opens next Wednesday. One bill lawmakers may bring forward would require gun buyers to pay for their own criminal background check.

Currently, the CBI does not charge a fee to perform a gun background check. Right now in the state of Colorado, 11,420 people are on a gun background waiting list with an estimated wait of more than nine days.

"You have one side of the gun issue that would say, 'Why do I need to pay $10 for to exercise my constitutional right?' On the other side if I pay$10, is the wait going to be 20 minutes again?” says Jerry Stehman, owner of Jerry’s Outdoor Sports.

Some gun owners say the state could save money by skipping a background check on people with a concealed carry permit. They also suggest that the state could use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

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by Coyote Location: Palisade on Jan 4, 2013 at 05:38 AM

Call it what you will,-----------------THE BOTTOM LINE here ,is, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY--------------------

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by Szabla Location: Location on Jan 3, 2013 at 11:38 AM

This would equate to a Poll Tax.

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