Waiting Period Eliminated For New Handgun Purchases (AP)

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Waiting Period Eliminated For New Handgun Purchases (AP)

By Associated Press

Story Created: Mar 14, 2009 at 5:59 PM CST

Story Updated: Mar 14, 2009 at 5:59 PM CST

Gov. Mike Rounds has signed a bill that eliminates South Dakota's post-purchase 48-hour waiting period to buy a handgun.

The House passed the bill 67-1 on Tuesday. The Senate had passed it unanimously in January.

A federal law requires an instant computer check of gun buyers through the FBI.

Currently, only those with a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon in South Dakota are exempt from the waiting period. The new law will mean that anyone who wants to buy a handgun and passes the federal check can walk out of a licensed dealer's shop with the weapon.

Handgun owner Matt Johnson of Viborg says he has no problem with the law change.

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Sunday, Mar 15 at 12:34 PM Dylan wrote ...

Good. Get your guns while you can before Obama and his nosy goverment come into your house and take your guns from your cold dead hands!

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