Quoted: Quoted: Have the customer enter his SSN to remove the ambiguity. This was entered on the 4473 and given to NICS What is the proper and or, required delay period? M4-CQBR

Typically 3 days and by 5 pm of the 3rd day. If no resolution after that point the transferee can take what is called a contional approval. What that means is you can take the firearm but if they found out later you are not allowed to have it they can come and get it. People with INS numbers automatically get call backs due to the tech having to call INS. Lots of people get conditionals for all sorts of reasons. Something they did when they were a 18, restraining orders from privious marriages, last names like smith or jones. I've had people with CCWs get conditionals. Something you need to realize is this is a system run by man. It's not perfect.

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