re: I don't get the whole "hand gun waiting period" thing

If I remember correctly, when I bought my RO they did a quick check and told me I came up "flagged" or some term like that. I had to wait a bit longer to pick it up.

I had been arrested for suspicion of DUI a few months prior so I'm guessing that was the problem. It was dropped a few days after I was arrested and I picked up my gun without problem.