The bill specifies that an individual would have to obtain the application form provided by the Department from an organized police department of a city, village, or township or a county sheriff's department. An applicant would have to forward the completed application to the Department and, upon receiving the completed application, the Department would have to investigate the records available through the Law Enforcement Information Network and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. If the investigation of the records revealed that the applicant was not prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under any Federal or State law, the Department would have to issue the applicant a background check certificate. The certificate would be valid for three years from the date of issuance, and could be used by the applicant to purchase one or more firearms during the three-year period. An individual would not be required to obtain a certificate to purchase a single pistol in compliance with the Act or a single pistol, rifle, or shotgun, in compliance with Federal law.