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Post by magnum on Mar 22, 2020 14:31:08 GMT
When purchasing a new gun...
I assume with all the panic buying that the system for getting the federal OK to let someone purchase a firearm is slowing down.
I have a gun coming in to a local gun store. If for some strange reason the system was backed up and they could not get through for an OK do they just hold the gun until they get hold of someone?
That seems to make sense, but on the other hand I do not know how the law works with this.
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Post by hunter on Mar 22, 2020 14:42:44 GMT
Pretty much. It depends on if NICS is just slow or completely down. They’ll have you fill out the 4473 and then if the system is slow you could just be waiting in the store for a while. If the system is down they’ll probably have you come back in a few days.
In general, they can’t transfer the gun to you without completing the background check (with exceptions for things like some state CCW permits allow you to bypass the check, etc).
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Post by bazooka on Mar 22, 2020 18:43:17 GMT
Not that I've seen around these parts, and I was in 5 different gun stores between last Friday and yesterday (Tuesday). I ordered myself a new Smith 638 at the last one I was in. They said they'd have it in 3 or 4 days. So I guess we'll see come next Monday - I hope all the "panic buying" that's apparently going on elsewhere doesn't slow the shipping of my new gun.:uhoh: Anyway, back on topic - even though no concealed carry license/permit is required for legal concealed carry in Idaho, one good reason for having one is that the background check is waved when you purchase a gun from an FFL dealer. I've heard that it's the same way in some other states too.
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Post by Admin on Mar 22, 2020 18:45:36 GMT
Very weird situation for me last Saturday. I had been price shopping for a certain pistol and an AR lower.
Went in and they were getting overrun by customers.
Salesman said the background checks were taking a while and told him I expected it to be longer than normal .
It took about 2 to 3 minutes to get approval back. Much quicker than normal so beats me!
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