Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

"Carter, it may be difficult for you to apply for a gun license. According to the provisions of the Gun Control Act, guns cannot be sold to children under the age of 21..."

The next day, in the Douglas City Police Station, Chief Carlos, who was in charge of license processing, looked at Carter with a troubled face. In a small American city like this, the circle is actually very, very small.

Carlos knew Carter, and after hearing about Carter's summer travel plans, he agreed from the bottom of his heart that Carter needed a weapon for self-defense. But there were legal restrictions here, and as a law enforcer, Carlos couldn't do it blatantly.

What kind of evil thoughts are there?

"Uncle Carlos, the gun sales provisions of the Gun Control Act are for gun stores with weapons sales licenses. This has nothing to do with gun licenses? I just want to apply for a gun license, not here.

Buying a gun, right?"

Seeing Carlos' troubled expression, Carter chuckled. He dared to come to the police station to apply for a gun license, so he naturally checked the relevant information in advance. It is now 1979, so gun management in the United States still follows the "Gun Control Act" promulgated in 1968.

In progress.

Not to mention the historical struggle for gun control laws in the United States, Carter believes that the Gun Control Act, which has only been promulgated for more than ten years, has many loopholes. For example, this law prohibits the purchase of guns across continents.

Weapons dealers are allowed to sell guns to eight categories of people, including the mentally ill, minors, and people with criminal records. However, please note that this is a regulation for arms dealers!

And if you buy a gun in a gun store these days, you don’t need any background checks. As long as you don’t foolishly admit that you have problems, in fact the gun store won’t check you at all. Besides, they don’t have the right to check you now. In the future.

When buying a gun at any gun store in the United States, you need to do a background check and fill out Form 4473. This was a system that only came into existence after the Brady Act was passed in 1993.

The most important content of the Brady Act is to authorize the FBI to establish a nationwide instant criminal background check system and allow this system to enter various weapons stores. When the gun purchaser completes the application form, which is Form 4473,

The store clerk will enter the information on the application form into the system, and will then get three results: "pass", "withhold pass" and "reject". Only after passing the background check can the gun be sold to the gun buyer.

In other words, if you buy a gun now, you basically just give money and sell it, no matter who you are. Not only now, but also in the future, the southern states in the United States are almost all the states with the most friendly attitudes towards gun ownership.

For example, in Georgia, in the future, gun owners will not even need a purchase license or a gun registration license, and they will be able to carry them openly. The only requirements for handguns are to have a concealed carry permit and not to point the gun at people.

It's just a rule.

If this is the case in the future, let alone this year. Sure enough, Carlos understood as soon as he heard Carter's words. Yes, the "Gun Control Act" only regulates weapons dealers, and it has something to do with the issuance of licenses by his own police station.

What does it have to do with it? There is no way that his police department’s gun will be sold to Carter! Even if Carter is not traveling across the country, he doesn’t even need to take a gun license, because the state of Georgia won’t check you at all, you just openly carry it.

It doesn't matter if you take the gun out.

"Okay, you are such a smart boy. Come with me and fill out the application form. I suggest you apply for a concealed carry permit in one step. Pistols are often much more convenient than rifles. You just need to accept a

Eight hours of brief training. This job in Douglas is usually the responsibility of our police department. Of course, this requires a small tuition..."

After making a decision in his heart, Carlos's attitude immediately changed. While leading Carter to fill out the application form, he started to sell the application with a smile. The police officer in charge of teaching could get half of the applicant's tuition! It was rare to have it delivered to his door.

Carlos didn't want to miss out on the extra money.

"No problem, how much will it cost? I'll hand it over to you later. Also, Uncle Carlos, I wonder if you could trouble you to teach me how to use the gun? I'll pay for the ammunition and other things that are consumed."

"The training fee is not high. Even the application fee is 40 US dollars per dollar, and 35 US dollars is the training fee. The ammunition is of course no problem. After you fill out the form, we will go to the backyard. To tell you the truth, I have a lot of free time now!

"

Seeing Carter's business turn from one transaction to multiple transactions. Carlos' enthusiasm reached a new level. Before Carter could finish filling out the application form, he hurried to the police station gun warehouse and found a gun.

A brand new m1911 pistol and five boxes popped out. If the weapons of the police station were not registered assets, Carlos would have wanted to sell the gun as well...

When Carlos came back, Carter had just finished filling out the form. He happily put the fee paid by Carter into his pocket. Carlos talked to him as he walked:

"Carter, didn't Chris teach you how to use a gun at home?"

"No. Uncle Carlos, as you know, I spent most of my time studying in school. After Mrs. Mary came here, I couldn't finish my homework. How could I have time to learn how to use a gun?"

Carter shook his head and pushed open the back door of the police station. The backyard of Douglas City Police Station is a simple shooting range, but the police officers usually patrol the streets, except for some people who come to the police station to take the gun license test.

Outside of exams, police officers rarely use this shooting range.

Even though the shooting range was empty and quiet at the moment, Carter still felt as if he had walked into a lively disco, and his body became excited unconsciously. Gun! Real gun!!

In my previous life, I lived in a country where guns were strictly prohibited. I had played with this card before. Apart from movies and TV shows, I had never even seen a real guy. As for men, how can any man resist the temptation of masturbating?

"This gun is Colt's m1911. It fires .45 pistol bullets. It is very powerful and has a reliable structure. However, the recoil is a bit strong and the gun is a bit heavy. You can try it first to see if you can get used to it. If not, we still have one here.

Smith & Wesson revolver."

Carlos, who came back after putting up the target paper, looked at Carter's excitement and couldn't help but think of that boy from his family. The first time he played with a gun, Carter was also so anxious...

After taking the gun from Carlos, it felt heavy. The small pistol was much heavier than it looked, but this weight was still acceptable to Carter. He raised it and pointed it at the target paper, and did

Carter didn't feel that it was very difficult to do the aiming action.

Although Carter's body looks a bit thin and he doesn't usually have the habit of exercising. But he is still a 16-year-old man, and he is not unable to even lift a pistol.

But after Carlos taught him how to dismantle the gun and how to maintain it, and then actually entered the live-fire shooting session, Carter realized that he was naive...

When the gunpowder of the .45 pistol bullet was ignited, Carter only felt a loud bang next to his ears, and then his hand shook suddenly. Even though Carter had already paid great attention and used enough strength to hold the handle of the gun

, and still couldn't control the rapid shaking.

A second later, the calmed gun barrel was still pointing steadily at the target paper ahead. What was embarrassing was that the target paper was intact, not to mention the bullet holes, not even a single edge was scratched...