Posted: 5/23/2015 3:11:09 PM EDT
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So I was transferring a rifle yesterday and the guy helping came back and said that my background check has been marked "delayed." He actually showed me where they marked it on the form. I've never heard of this before. His explanation didn't make me feel any better. He said sometimes it happens if they think you have bought too many guns over the past few months. WTF!?? I think my last transfer was December 2014. Then he said sometimes it just seems to randomly happen to some people. Finally he said I need to wait three days and call to see if it was cleared up.
Ive literally done probably 50 transfers over the years and never had this happen or heard of it. Obviously I have a squeaky clean background so I am more than a little concerned. Has anyone had this happen or even heard of it happening? |
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It happens on about 1 out of every 10 checks called in. Its very common actually. Many times its triggered by too many checks ran on your name in a period of time, a similar name, something popping up in another state that they can't get immediate details on, etc, etc What makes it harder here in NV is we have to go through the NVDPS and then to NICS so it could be the state or the feds holding it up, they won't tell us when we get the status back. After 72 hours we decide if we should release the gun or not if they don't get back to us with an answer. |
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Funny thing, many of the "Delayed" results I ever saw were ex-Fed types of one sort or another.
Seems a security clearance or badge does NOT always make life easier after retirement. When this BS first started it was easy to find out the reason for a "Delay". Typical excuses were things like Jr/Sr but otherwise same name, fifty year old traffic tickets, out of state tickets, similar name to dirt bag, etc. Could usually be cleared up PDQ, "Um, is your guy White or Hispanic, does he have a lot of tattoos?", etc. Now we have the pretense of privacy concerns, (while doing an unconstitutional background check!) used as an excuse to drag it out for days. 
One other thing I noticed, EVERY "Denied" person who fought it was eventually approved. And none of the denied folk who knew they should not be trying to buy were ever arrested, probably just some of ATF's entrapment goons. |
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It happens on about 1 out of every 10 checks called in. Its very common actually. Many times its triggered by too many checks ran on your name in a period of time, a similar name, something popping up in another state that they can't get immediate details on, etc, etc What makes it harder here in NV is we have to go through the NVDPS and then to NICS so it could be the state or the feds holding it up, they won't tell us when we get the status back. After 72 hours we decide if we should release the gun or not if they don't get back to us with an answer. You make 2 calls for every background check? |
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It happens on about 1 out of every 10 checks called in. Its very common actually. Many times its triggered by too many checks ran on your name in a period of time, a similar name, something popping up in another state that they can't get immediate details on, etc, etc What makes it harder here in NV is we have to go through the NVDPS and then to NICS so it could be the state or the feds holding it up, they won't tell us when we get the status back. After 72 hours we decide if we should release the gun or not if they don't get back to us with an answer. You make 2 calls for every background check? No just one call but it goes to DPS rather then the feds. |
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Quoted: You make 2 calls for every background check? Quoted: Quoted: It happens on about 1 out of every 10 checks called in. Its very common actually. Many times its triggered by too many checks ran on your name in a period of time, a similar name, something popping up in another state that they can't get immediate details on, etc, etc What makes it harder here in NV is we have to go through the NVDPS and then to NICS so it could be the state or the feds holding it up, they won't tell us when we get the status back. After 72 hours we decide if we should release the gun or not if they don't get back to us with an answer. You make 2 calls for every background check? No, we call NV DPS, they get the info from us, and then put it into the NICS system online for us while running their own check statewide. Waste of money, but NV DPS wouldn't exist without it. They're going to be screwed here soon as more and more people get to renew their CCW and bypass calling them in. They're going to see a HUGE decrease in revenue over the next 24 months. |
