ok i bought a shotgun saturday and when i bought it they said allow them 15 minutes to three days before i could take it home to run a background check or something. Its now three days and now theyre saying up to thursday. Whats the deal and is there any thing i can do?
2007-09-18 08:19:33 · 10 answers · asked by gwood5turbo 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
As a Dealer myself, I can tell you from personal experience that the wait happens more often than people think. 99% of the delays that I have had for customers has been due to someone with the same exact name having a criminal record during the initial check. It is then forwarded to another department and then a hands on file check has to be done to make sure you are not the other guy.
Relax and wait it out. I can tell you that they will flag you information and this probably won't ever happen again....
2007-09-18 09:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
depending on the state, the guideline is this, they do a phone in background check. This can take from 15 minutes to 3 days to complete depending on how common your name is, how busy they are etc. BUT, after 3 days, if they have not gotten an approval or denial, you can go ahead and pick up the shotgun. This is the deadline set under the law.
2007-09-18 10:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhh when you buy a gun from a store they do an expidited background check. That means faster than usual. So you should have been able to walk around the store for fifteen minutes and then pick up your gun. Where did you buy it. Sounds to me like they aren't doing their job. i would go check and make sure they are actually going to give you your gun. it all depends on where you live also. i live in Texas and it is pretty easy to get a gun here. So maybe thats why it doesn't take as long. if your in Texas then you are getting stiffed. You should go back up there and ask for your gun and say three days is ample time to do a background check. Then bring your gun home. Good luck, and hope this helps.
2007-09-18 08:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by Randall 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Relax
2007-09-18 08:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by OC Boarder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just bought one today and it took 5 minutes to clear. It doesn't make sense to me why you are having to wait an unreasonable amount of time.* If it was me I would go back and cancel the sale with them and buy one somewhere else.*
2007-09-18 10:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you may have a common name because lat week i bough a shotgun and it took 10 minutes and i wlked out the door with it
2007-09-18 09:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by getsome86 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Permits are cool. At least for buying quickly anyway!
2007-09-18 10:07:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait. and hope you have a good background
you should know you you do or dont
2007-09-18 09:55:58 · answer #8 · answered by David Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is somenting you can do. WAIT. But I know it's tough. You just want to get out there and kill something or somebody. It doesn't matter .
2007-09-18 08:27:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
get medevil on their *** jk, wait it out abit longer
2007-09-18 21:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋