{"id":115862,"date":"2026-03-25T23:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=115862"},"modified":"2026-03-25T23:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:05:58","slug":"115862","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=115862","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingnewsweekly.com\/gun-control\/when-a-common-sense-gun-control-measure-depends-on-the-fantasy-of-competent-government\/\">When a \u2018Common Sense\u2019 Gun Control Measure Depends on the Fantasy of Competent Government.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a stunning admission, a Los Angeles County Superior Court has revealed that it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-web3.lacourt.org\/NewsMedia\/uploads\/14202622482326-PN-02-24-2026-UnreportedArrestDispositionReports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed to report hundreds of thousands of criminal case outcomes<\/a>\u00a0to the California Department of Justice\u2014including roughly 147,000 felony convictions.<\/p>\n<p>Let that sink in.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-web3.lacourt.org\/NewsMedia\/uploads\/14202622482326-PN-02-24-2026-UnreportedArrestDispositionReports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2026\/03\/los-angeles-court-failed-to-report-147000-felony-convictions-to-california-doj\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774370314993000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22Eos3GNbrMSuCFXAEUwlC\">four decades<\/a>, criminal records simply weren\u2019t entered into the background check system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No alerts<\/li>\n<li>No safeguards<\/li>\n<li>No accountability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-web3.lacourt.org\/NewsMedia\/uploads\/14202622482326-PN-02-24-2026-UnreportedArrestDispositionReports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www-web3.lacourt.org\/NewsMedia\/uploads\/14202622482326-PN-02-24-2026-UnreportedArrestDispositionReports.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774370314993000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3RE7FiRFPkJ3W6lLlALgPG\">broken government system<\/a>\u00a0quietly failing while politicians demanded\u2026more gun control.<\/p>\n<h5><b>A System That Only Works If Everything Goes Right<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Here\u2019s the part they don\u2019t want to talk about\u2026the entire background check system depends on perfect data entry, flawless coordination, and bureaucratic competence at every level of government. And as this case proves\u2014that\u2019s a fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>Because when records aren\u2019t reported:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Felons slip through the cracks<\/li>\n<li>Background checks return incomplete or inaccurate results<\/li>\n<li>And the system politicians claim \u201ckeeps us safe\u201d simply doesn\u2019t work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even federal officials admit the system only functions if it receives \u201ccomplete, accurate, and timely information\u201d from thousands of agencies nationwide. Clearly, that\u2019s not happening.<\/p>\n<h5>The History They Don\u2019t Want You to Know<\/h5>\n<p>The federal background check system\u2014known as NICS\u2014was created by the Brady Act in 1993 and went live in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Since then:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hundreds of millions of background checks have been run.<\/li>\n<li>Millions of Americans have been delayed or denied.<\/li>\n<li>Tthe system still relies on error-prone government databases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only about 1% of transactions are denied.<\/li>\n<li>Many denials are later overturned on appeal.<\/li>\n<li>Tens of thousands of justified denials occur each year, but only a tiny fraction are ever prosecuted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So let\u2019s be clear\u2026this system overwhelmingly burdens law-abiding citizens while failing to consistently stop criminals.<\/p>\n<h5><b>The Real Purpose: A Backdoor Gun Registry<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s an even bigger problem. Background checks were never just about stopping criminals. They\u2019re the foundation for building a national gun registry.<\/p>\n<p>Every time you purchase a firearm:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You fill out a federal Form 4473.<\/li>\n<li>That form is retained and increasingly digitized.<\/li>\n<li>When gun stores close, those records are sent directly to the ATF where they are scanned and stored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The result? Hundreds of millions\u2014if not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMichaelCloud\/status\/2019512732014547325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2019512732014547325%7Ctwgr%5E81115ceb05e1948800195434c43a1f7f36c97748%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ammoland.com%2F2026%2F02%2Fatfs-hidden-gun-registry-how-a-tracing-system-became-a-billion-record-database%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/atf-backdoor-gun-registry-database-cloud-letter\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774370314993000&amp;usg=AOvVaw21Od4YyUD0pKjJ0BZbU4Ie\">over a billion<\/a>\u2014firearms transaction records now sit in federal hands. And \u201cuniversal background checks\u201d make the endgame obvious:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No background check = no legal transfer<\/li>\n<li>No legal transfer without paperwork<\/li>\n<li>No paperwork without a record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s not about safety. That\u2019s how you build a registry, one transaction at a time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is exactly what happens when you trust a broken government database to regulate a constitutional right,\u201d said Chris McNutt, President of Texas Gun Rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly 150,000 felony convictions weren\u2019t even reported\u2014and politicians still want people to believe more background checks will fix the problem. The truth is, this system fails at both ends: it misses criminals and blocks law-abiding citizens. That\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5><b>The Real Lesson<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just a California problem. It\u2019s a warning. Because every new gun control proposal\u2014from \u201cuniversal background checks\u201d to expanded federal databases\u2014relies on the same flawed assumption: That government systems are accurate, efficient, and trustworthy.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not. They never have been. And when they fail, it\u2019s not the bureaucrats who pay the price. It\u2019s law-abiding Americans who are denied their rights, delayed for days, or trapped in a system that can\u2019t even keep track of convicted felons.<\/p>\n<h5><b>What Comes Next<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>The gun confiscation lobby will respond to this failure the same way they always do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By demanding more control<\/li>\n<li>More databases<\/li>\n<li>More power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not accountability. Not reform. More control. That\u2019s why Texas Gun Rights is fighting to stop these policies before they expand any further. Because a right that depends on a government database\u2026isn\u2019t a right at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a \u2018Common Sense\u2019 Gun Control Measure Depends on the Fantasy of Competent Government. In a stunning admission, a Los Angeles County Superior Court has revealed that it\u00a0failed to report hundreds of thousands of criminal case outcomes\u00a0to the California Department of Justice\u2014including roughly 147,000 felony convictions. Let that sink in. 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