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I pay $5 tax on a $50 stripped lower and build whatever I want with parts ordered from out of state

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For the uneducated, a cautionary tale.

Found a good deal AR on gunbroker and had it shipped to an FFL in Portland to avoid WA sales tax.  Drove 2 hours each way to pick it up only to be delayed... estimated date for it to be resolved? 21 days!   While I was there waiting for my bad news, I overheard one of the employees inform a customer that they were being delayed 6 months!  I enquired how common this was and I was told they typically have 200 guns at any given time waiting for background checks.  I was given a number for the state firearms board where I could leave a message to enquire about my delay and they'd get back to me, which I did before I left the gun store.

Drove home extremely pissed off and did some research.   The checks are administrated by the Oregon State Police, and although federal law allows FFLs to transfer a firearm to an individual if they have not been explicitly denied after 3 days, Oregon state law requires an approval before any transfer can take place. 

The 21 days was yesterday, so I called the gun store for an update and they advised me that my new projected date of completion is now October 27th!  Waiting on another call from the OSP to identify what documentation they need from the court (Relates to a bench warrant issues in '06 for a traffic citation) so I can look into getting that for them to expedite things.  once I get a better handle on that I may also will look into the possibility of cancelling the background check and having the FFL ship the gun to an FFL locally for running the 4473 in WA.  However, when I bought this idea up last week to the dealer in Portland I was told that this was "uncharted territory" so I may have to fight for that if it comes down to it.

The $150 I'm saving in sales taxes All this for a $150 saving in sales taxes?  At this point, not even close to worth it.  FYI I have class III stuff, had a CHP in CO for 5 years and have a current CHP here.

I'll update the OP with info as I get it

The $150 I'm saving in sales taxes

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I used to do that until I got repeatedly hosed by OSP and decided the hassle and the gas weren't worth it.  

I think OR is the only state in the union that doesn't use NICS for background checks, and their shit is always down/broken. It's a joke.

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 Yep I have to admit I was leaning this way as well. But then I posted something in the OR HTF to see how common this is and so far crickets... So perhaps this isn't as common as I thought.  How many times and for how long were you delayed MMcCall?

I spoke to the the OSP yesterday and BCSO today and they need to verify that the original charge for the bench warrant is not a disqualifier from gun ownership.  Hopefully it won't be too much longer.