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2018-06-11 -Land of the Free

Florida Didn't Conduct Gun Background Checks for a Year Because an Employee Couldn't Log In

Another story of how government stupidity is everlasting and the fascists want to have it run our lives
The Florida government did not conduct background checks on thousands of applicants for concealed weapons for a year because the state employee was unable to log into the system.

According to a February 2016 investigative report from Florida’s Inspector General, first reported by the Tampa Bay Times, a state Division of Licensing employee identified as Lisa Wilde was unable to log into the system to actually complete these background checks. She never mitigated this issue.
Why bother? Her pay and job are not dependent or her excellence or incompetence at it.
When determining eligibility for purchasing a firearm, applicants must undergo a background check known as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is administered by the FBI. In Florida, these background checks are used as indicators of eligibility for concealed weapon licenses.

In March 2017 ‐ over a year later ‐ an employee with the Bureau of Licensing realized the NICS records were not being reviewed. The report was issued in June of 2017.
It takes 3 months to generate a report!??!
According to the Tampa Bay Times, applications for concealed weapons permits in Florida at this time-which coincided with the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando that left 49 dead; were at a record high.

The report concluded Wilde as negligent in failing to send over these background checks. The Division of Licensing is housed under the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service. Adam Putnam, the commissioner of that department, is now running for Governor.
That is gonna hurt on the campaign trail

Posted by DarthVader 2018-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 The story is complete bullshit. The woman who couldn't log in didn't complete 365 checks -- once her failure was found out, those were all re-checked, the ones who failed had their permits revoked, and she was fired.

The press is wording their stories as if NO checks were done at all for the entire state, and as if the entire department was aware and OK with it. Why bloggers -- who should know better -- are repeating it is an utter mystery to me.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-06-11 06:46|| 2018-06-11 06:46|| Front Page Top

#2 It takes 3 months to generate a report!??!

Reviews, rewrites, further reviews, further rewrites with every level, gotta change sad to happy, you know. Ever been in a bureaucracy?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-11 07:32|| 2018-06-11 07:32|| Front Page Top

#3 “Clarification: This story was updated to clarify that Putnam's office did not review the results of background checks for concealed weapons applicants for non-criminal offenses for more than a year.”

It’s not clear from the Tampa Bay story just how the 365 checks relate to the thousands of applications. But upon performing the checks, two thirds of the associated permits were revoked, which seems surprising.

Posted by KBK 2018-06-11 09:05|| 2018-06-11 09:05|| Front Page Top

#4 How do you forget '123456'?

Posted by Raj 2018-06-11 10:46|| 2018-06-11 10:46|| Front Page Top

#5 ...or "Password"

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-11 11:11|| 2018-06-11 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Let me write those two down. I can use them, can't I?

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-06-11 16:33|| 2018-06-11 16:33|| Front Page Top

#7 So, easiest way to get an on-the-job paid vacation is to create a strong password and forget it immediately. I think I worked a help desk where almost all we did was reset passwords all day long...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-06-11 17:00|| 2018-06-11 17:00|| Front Page Top

#8 ...you mean they didn't put sticky notes on their monitor?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-11 18:57|| 2018-06-11 18:57|| Front Page Top

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