by monschman on Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:38 am
Hello,
just a friendly two cents here , neither i nor anyone else needs to know what your trouble was, I would very quickly delete that post or edit it so it didnt show any personal information. That is your personal business and like you said, you have fixed it up so know one needs to know about it.
Now, as for the main part of the question, getting a permit to purchase is no guarantee that NICS will be able to pull their collective finger out of their asses with any great speed so dont worry. I have been buying guns for ten years now and every single one of those purchases was delayed. The delay can be for any reason, slow computers, name similarities, residential status etc. As stated you have a "history" in such cases it can happen that the NICS program can take a little longer just to verify that the issue is no longer pertinent to your buying status after which case you will receive a proceed. As stated there are multiple instances for calling a delay and i wouldnt worry too much about it.
If you receive no reply in three full business days from the date of your purchase, it is an assumed proceed and the retailer should complete the sale. Gander Mountain have their own policy on this which I want to say ends up being ten days after purchase (BS) which is one of the multitude of reasons I dont go there.
Another common delay causer is that some places are using eNICS which though a great system has the drawback of too much human involvemnet. Someone from the retailer needs to input the information, correctly, and then must check and recheck to see if NICS have issued a proceed/deny/delay which I notice a certain little place is really bad for and seem to prefer working on their own schedule.
Anyway, welcome to MNGT, go introduce yourself and stick your head between your knees and hold on tight, IT going to be wild ride
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