Anyone running into more delays when picking up new purchases?

I have been delayed since friday so far on a lower receiver.   Was delayed a couple hours several months ago on a shotgun.   Before then, no delay.  Have a clean record etc...    Do they have a deadline to approve?

Deadline?...that sounds like a customer service issue.  Customer service?...oh wait...it's the government.

But truthfully I haven't seen or heard of anything like this recently.  I bought a gun last week and one this week...no delay...done on the phone in my presence.

The shop may legally transfer the firearm to you after 3 business days if NICS has not given a follow up to deny the purchase.  However, many shops will not do this and will insist on receiving the proceed from NICS.

Someone will be along shortly to correct me but I think it's something like 3 or 5 business days.  If they don't hear back in that time it's a proceed.

I used to get delayed when I first moved here from VA but now I just get further reviewed and proceed in less than 5 minutes.

thanks, the guy at the gun shop wears these monster magnified flip up glasses to input the data.  I kinda cringed, hopefully he input the info correctly.

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This has happend a couple times and on 3rd day was able to pick them up while still on delay from NICS. I guess it depends on the shop.

thanks, i'll check w/ the shop today.   He did say delays suck and he'd like to get this thing out of here.  haha

It does depend on the shop.  I worked the gun counter at a big box store and store policy was to not transfer without a proceed.  I've seen smaller gun shops do it both ways.

i just called and they said i was good to go.

This is what I expected.  Kind of on the same track as "NICS called back as soon as your car was out of the parking lot."  There are a few issues about how NICS is funded and run that make it less efficient at times, and an input late in the day on Friday before a Monday Federal holiday is one that's just pretty obvious to me.

Sounds like Burnsville Pistol Range.

Was just about to post that.



 

Maybe you now have some shit-head with a similar name or alias popping up on your NICS check with warrants or felonies or some other thing.  Basically my understanding of a delay is that they may have a record that would deny but their not sure, so it is flagged for a further look to make sure.  When your run a NCIC query and you run someone they may come up with a warrant or other entry.  Most of the entries have a score, the score is the percentage that the hit pertains to the person ran.  All it would take is for some dickhead to use a name similar to yours/or your name and get arrested, then that will become part of his file and as such could come up under your name.  Another good reason to have an obscure or uncommon name.

Its 3 business days after the initial check.  Usually the examiner will give you a date on when the firearm can be transferred if there is no call back.  I will wait for the day after and call the customer and tell them they are good.  I am well within being legal at that point.   I think the E-check gives a date as well, but I have only had two delays with E-check.  Most go through right away.

This could be the problem a number of people have.  Similar names are one thing, but THE SAME name can happen too.  That space on the form for you SSN?  USE IT!  This is exactly why it's there.

My son got a mailed notice from the city attorney in a town he'd never been to about a citation for driving without a license.  Turns out the city attorney's office only used the name of the person on the citation but not any other identifying info - they just used the address of the first person with that name they found.  We didn't have any clue that there was another person in Texas with the same name that we gave our son...  The citation included the person's date of birth, which was years off from my son's, but the city attorney didn't bother with that.  My son went to the local police and they contacted the other city, clearing up the issue, but they gave him a two-page summary of the issue to keep in his car in case he got pulled over and the other person still had any outstanding warrants.  NICS depends on local inputs being right, and this is a problem when local law enforcement doesn't have time and staffing, or just bother to make sure their entries are both accurate and complete.

I get held about every 4th or 5th gun I buy, it seems.  I always get to pick them after 3 days.

I have only had an instant proceede a couple times. Last FFL said it could be a weekend "C" squad that sees any little thing that makes them second guess and they delay until the pros get there on Monday.

He said he sees most delays on weekends.

I've been delayed twice. But only at Gander for pretty nonchalant purchases.

I'm guessing it just happens as a freak occurrence though

I think it's more a question of lower staffing (or less staffing than might be needed) on weekends.  As I understand it, the computer pops up "this applicant" and "flags", which the humans are supposed to evaluate.  Now being a person who actually goes to gun shows and such, I would expect that NICS would be a bit busier on weekends than mid-week, so I personally would staff accordingly, but as in many things, "they didn't ask my opinion."  

I've always put down my SS# and have never experienced a delay. Just my luck on the next one i'll have a 4 day wait.

I don't put my SS in and have never been delayed. Knocking on wood.

I always get get delayed.

Last time I filled in the ssn and was still delayed.


First world problems I guess.

I have a common name and never provide my SSN. Never been delayed. Some guys have all the luck, I guess.