Aaronhome27
Sharpshooter
I haven't been on here a lot due to a move to Florida 2 years ago but thought I might share here again as it does in part pertain to all of us. I apologize if this has been already brought up but I will share my personal experience I am dealing with now
On 2-24 I received a firearm in to my local guns tore to pic up. *I ordered it online from a legal gunstore and had it legally shipped to my local gun shop that carries a valid FFL. *Doing this allows to have it transfered to me after a background check just like any firearms purchase.*
I received the call my firearm had come in and I could pick it up when I had time to stop in for my firearms background check. *I went to the shop and my background check was run. *It took over an hour on the phone to even get an agent to run the check. *In minutes after getting an agent the check came back as "denied". *Off the story a bit I have to mention that 3 weeks prior I had ordered a gun and the check came back clear as it should since I have never been in trouble. *Not even a speeding ticket in my record. *The FFL said this was the first time he had ever had this. *
After some research we found that I had to send in an appeal using thier online form on the NICS website. *I did this immediately. *It says I will receive a reply and reason for the denial within "5 business days". *I thought great, *I can get this cleared up since I know it is a mistake on their part. *
I wait 9 business days allowing for plenty of time for the response to clear the mail. *I attempt to call but have no options to talk to a real person on the phone. *I play the idiot and go directly to the department that does the initial background checks for FFL holders. *I'm told I have the wrong department but I am transferred to an actual agent who is supposed to do the appeals. *
I speak with the "appeals agent" *whom is very polite and respectful. *I keep my cool although very frustrated. *She continues on to tell me that at this time they have a backlog of over 3 months and she can't give me a possible date on when I might hear back about the appeal. *She is very apologetic. *I ask her if she can look into it personally since there is in no way I should be denied. *She states that she is ordered not to do any appeals and as of now the department has been suspended to do just background checks. *
A quick Google search reveals the underlying cause of it all..... *Obama's executive order to press more firearms regulations. *Apparently in the order Obama wants more money to hire even more agents to cover background checks. *But the agents were keeping up during a surge in checks not so long ago. *The day the executive order went into effect the denial agents were pulled and a request for 200+ agents was sent to Congress. *This could take months or even years. *In the mean time law abiding citizens are now being denied thier right to buy firearms in record numbers. *Eliminating the denial process allows the government the right to keep us from arming ourselves on clerical errors. *Researching new gun owners reveals record number of first time firearms buyers over the last few months. *This comes in the wake of the order and people fearing they may not be able to purchase firearms.*
A little about myself. *I have been purchasing firearms legally for 22 years. *I have never been denied. *I have a lifetime concealed carry permit and no criminal record. *Once I got my denial I had a criminal check run as well as contacted Indiana and Florida state police agencies to see if there was a mistaken identity that led my name to be connected to some sort of crime. *I came back clean. *My current firearms permit is not restricted or changed in any way. *Legal action or class act suits could take years and countless dollars from legal citizens. *We as American citizens are now being denied our legal right according to the second ammendment. *Our president finally made his move and hid it in fine print. *
I just wanted to share with you a new low in corruption our president has slipped through the cracks.*
Feds Stop Processing NICS Denial Appeals | The Daily Caller
On 2-24 I received a firearm in to my local guns tore to pic up. *I ordered it online from a legal gunstore and had it legally shipped to my local gun shop that carries a valid FFL. *Doing this allows to have it transfered to me after a background check just like any firearms purchase.*
I received the call my firearm had come in and I could pick it up when I had time to stop in for my firearms background check. *I went to the shop and my background check was run. *It took over an hour on the phone to even get an agent to run the check. *In minutes after getting an agent the check came back as "denied". *Off the story a bit I have to mention that 3 weeks prior I had ordered a gun and the check came back clear as it should since I have never been in trouble. *Not even a speeding ticket in my record. *The FFL said this was the first time he had ever had this. *
After some research we found that I had to send in an appeal using thier online form on the NICS website. *I did this immediately. *It says I will receive a reply and reason for the denial within "5 business days". *I thought great, *I can get this cleared up since I know it is a mistake on their part. *
I wait 9 business days allowing for plenty of time for the response to clear the mail. *I attempt to call but have no options to talk to a real person on the phone. *I play the idiot and go directly to the department that does the initial background checks for FFL holders. *I'm told I have the wrong department but I am transferred to an actual agent who is supposed to do the appeals. *
I speak with the "appeals agent" *whom is very polite and respectful. *I keep my cool although very frustrated. *She continues on to tell me that at this time they have a backlog of over 3 months and she can't give me a possible date on when I might hear back about the appeal. *She is very apologetic. *I ask her if she can look into it personally since there is in no way I should be denied. *She states that she is ordered not to do any appeals and as of now the department has been suspended to do just background checks. *
A quick Google search reveals the underlying cause of it all..... *Obama's executive order to press more firearms regulations. *Apparently in the order Obama wants more money to hire even more agents to cover background checks. *But the agents were keeping up during a surge in checks not so long ago. *The day the executive order went into effect the denial agents were pulled and a request for 200+ agents was sent to Congress. *This could take months or even years. *In the mean time law abiding citizens are now being denied thier right to buy firearms in record numbers. *Eliminating the denial process allows the government the right to keep us from arming ourselves on clerical errors. *Researching new gun owners reveals record number of first time firearms buyers over the last few months. *This comes in the wake of the order and people fearing they may not be able to purchase firearms.*
A little about myself. *I have been purchasing firearms legally for 22 years. *I have never been denied. *I have a lifetime concealed carry permit and no criminal record. *Once I got my denial I had a criminal check run as well as contacted Indiana and Florida state police agencies to see if there was a mistaken identity that led my name to be connected to some sort of crime. *I came back clean. *My current firearms permit is not restricted or changed in any way. *Legal action or class act suits could take years and countless dollars from legal citizens. *We as American citizens are now being denied our legal right according to the second ammendment. *Our president finally made his move and hid it in fine print. *
I just wanted to share with you a new low in corruption our president has slipped through the cracks.*
Feds Stop Processing NICS Denial Appeals | The Daily Caller
