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Question about a "delay" in buying a firearm
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:28 am
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:28 am
I tried to buy a rifle this weekend and the guy said my purchase was delayed. He said it could take up to 30 days but on the FBI's website all I find is 3 days. Is it 30 or 3?
Also I read the requirements for being delayed and I don't fit into any of em. Idk maybe someone has a similar name as mine. Is getting delayed a standard deal? Anyway I can check to find out the reason for the delay?
Also I read the requirements for being delayed and I don't fit into any of em. Idk maybe someone has a similar name as mine. Is getting delayed a standard deal? Anyway I can check to find out the reason for the delay?
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Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:30 am to crimsonsaint
What state?
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:30 am to crimsonsaint
Within a week
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:32 am to crimsonsaint
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someone has a similar name as mine
good chance this could be it
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:38 am to civiltiger07
Im in LA. I've bought a shotgun and a rifle before with no problems but that was over 10 years ago.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:45 am to crimsonsaint
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Is getting delayed a standard deal? Anyway I can check to find out the reason for the delay
Yes, it's 3 days, yes it's a standard deal, and no you can't check. We have people that never get delayed, and some that get delayed every single time. Usually they call the next day with a proceed and you can go. If 3 days pass, you can go get it
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:48 am to crimsonsaint
did you buy the gun at Academy or some other chain store?
Posted on 10/20/14 at 10:48 am to crimsonsaint
I've got a fairly common last name. Sometimes I get delayed, sometimes I don't. When purchasing through my FFL, if I get delayed, he will check again after a few minutes and it usually clears. If not, it never takes more than 3 business days.
You can get delayed for a number of reasons/factors (incorrectly filling out your 4473 with abbreviations, FFL inputting information wrong, common last name, etc.).
You can get delayed for a number of reasons/factors (incorrectly filling out your 4473 with abbreviations, FFL inputting information wrong, common last name, etc.).
Posted on 10/20/14 at 11:02 am to northern
Alright thanks guys. Yes it was at academy. Actually thankful that it got delayed as I found a rifle at a different store I want instead. Hopefully there's not another delay at that store.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 12:25 pm to crimsonsaint
What are you looking for and for what price
Posted on 10/20/14 at 12:36 pm to Carson123987
I get delayed almost every time I buy a gun for the past 2-3 years. It usually is less than a day. I have a very common last name and the last guy said if you have a TWIC it almost 100% of the time will come back delayed. Which makes no sense at all.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 12:37 pm to Old #7
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TWIC
TWIC holder here. Never been delayed.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 12:39 pm to Old #7
I never did get why a TWIC card would cause a delay. Its definitely not 100% delay. I have had a TWIC card since they were required, and I've bought probably 8 guns since and haven't been delayed once.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 1:23 pm to Carson123987
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:04 pm to crimsonsaint
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Alright thanks guys. Yes it was at academy. Actually thankful that it got delayed as I found a rifle at a different store I want instead. Hopefully there's not another delay at that store.
With Academy(not sure if its the same in every state) they require a pass, not the typical 3 days to wait.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:10 pm to NYCAuburn
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Academy require a pass
It is the same here in Louisiana. If the FBI doesn't call back and give you a pass they won't release the gun to you
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:18 pm to civiltiger07
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If the FBI doesn't call back and give you a pass they won't release the gun to you
Which rarely happens. They assume after the 3 days without the fail, that the gun was released
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:28 pm to civiltiger07
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It is the same here in Louisiana. If the FBI doesn't call back and give you a pass they won't release the gun to you
Picked mine up last year without a pass - I had to keep checking on it though they were not very good communicators
This post was edited on 10/20/14 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:34 pm to crimsonsaint
I have bought at least 3 guns this year including a "black gun" that I promptly lost in a boating accident.
Two at Academy and one at another store. I was in and out WITH the guns in an average of about 45 minutes. I have never had a problem like you describe over the years.
Two at Academy and one at another store. I was in and out WITH the guns in an average of about 45 minutes. I have never had a problem like you describe over the years.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 4:32 pm to crimsonsaint
Got a buddy that gets delayed every time at Academy, but never at Bass Pro or Cabelas.
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