[rbrunsman]

I bought a Benelli Nova last night and I got a "delay" result during the NICS check. :? I'm as 'clean' as they come as far as I can tell. The worst trouble with the law I've been in was to get a few traffic tickets.

Does anyone know why the FBI would not immediately issue "proceed" order?

I gave them my SS#, so I doubt they have me confused with someone else. It's rather annoying to have to wait and wonder what they could possibly have against me. The store said about 40% of their applicants get "delayed" and that it's no big deal. This is the first gun I've bought in about 8 years.

Thanks

 

[javven]

It may be a few things. You may simply not be on file, and a file must be created. It may also be that someone at some point has used your SS# for other than legit purposes.

 

[pigeonhunter]

You guys are so lucky to have that "NICS" thing. In CA we have to wait 10 days before we can pick-up our guns.

 

[MarlandS]

Or it could be just a simple computer error, at any rate , don't worry about too much.
If the store doesn't hear from them in 72 hours from the time of the call go ahead and pick up your gun.

 

[rbrunsman]

Thanks guys. As I was reading the posts, the store called and said I could have my gun.

The FBI must have just had to open a file on me. A friend of mine bought a new hunting rifle last night too since he couldn't just let me be the only one getting a new toy. He figured he'd worry about explaining to the wife later. :lol: He didn't have a problem getting approved and he's a regular purchaser. The "new file" theory must have been it.

I can't wait to start asking newbie questions about it.

Thanks again.

 

[uglydog]

Even with the SS#, you can get a delay if you have a name similar to anyone in NCIS. Also, it depends on how busy the system is at the time. Your buddy may have slipped in during a small window while you got caught up in a time when all lines were busy. I have been delayed myself lasting from a couple of minutes to the next day. It is not a big deal unless you are a ways from home or the shop is out of the way and you need to make a special trip.

 

[mike orlen]

Seems to me that I just read in a Department of Justice memo that the nics system has just been turned over to a private company and is no longer done by the fbi.... The memo was asking for feedback about the efficiency of the new system. Mike Orlen

 

[johnboy94]

Even with the SS#, you can get a delay if you have a name similar to anyone in NCIS. Also, it depends on how busy the system is at the time. Your buddy may have slipped in during a small window while you got caught up in a time when all lines were busy. I have been delayed myself lasting from a couple of minutes to the next day. It is not a big deal unless you are a ways from home or the shop is out of the way and you need to make a special trip.

Bingo if your name is John Johnson and some one named Johnny Johnson ever committed a felony.....You get tagged. I got nailed on a wait when I bought a gun after I applied for my CHL, of course they both came back ok, but just the fact that someone some where in time has commited a crime with a name close to yours you can get the waiting period.
Johnboy

 

[javven]

Note:

I think you get popped if someone real bad has 'known accomplices' and you share their name. These known accomplices needn't be crooks themselves...

 

[J Teezy]

it might not have been that they needed to make a file cause i purchased a firearm myself for the first time today and as soon as i filled out the sheet, the guy made the call and was off the phone in about 5 minutes

 

[JimfromTrafalgar]

I've got another question concerning the NICS check. I know that a permit for concealed carry no longer works in place of the NICS, but would a C&R FFL suffice? To my way of thinking, I can get a gun shipped immediately from any gun dealer,anywhere,directly to my door,[provided it meets C&R criteria],with a copy of my license. Yet if I walk into a local gunshop, I could be delayed for three days. Another question;Is it three working days or 72 hours? I recently bought a gun from a pawnshop and waited from Friday to the following Wednesday before they would let me pick up the gun. I think they may have been trying to find a way uot of the sale because they thought it was priced too low. Once the wait was over, and the Feds hadn't responded,they tried to tell me that I had been denied due to the lack of response. If I hadn't thought the price a little low as well, , I would have walked out rather than argue the point. BTW, I got the gun.
Thanks,
Jim

 

[MarlandS]

Local and State laws impact C&R's that do not impact FFL's gotta check your local laws..

It's 72 continuous hours starting once the call is made .

 

[Guest]

I'm a Chief of Police and I've had delay's on the last two guns I've purchased. Got lot's of crap over it too. LOL