Thanks!
Just got my first ever "delay". Bought a gun in February, no problem. Today ... was told up to 6 days.
I get delayed every single time now. Unless the FFL does it on the computer, then I go through. But, calling it in, yeah delayed. Even though I have my CCW permit and I have a spotless record other than a few speeding tickets in the past.
Call from FFL today … wait was one day … not the 6 it could have bee.
I've on whatever list that gets me a 3-6 waiting period every dang time. And if it is a place that requires a proceed, like Cabelas, I'm just banned from buying there.
I had the same happen to me a decade ago at Academy.
I've never tried to buy a gun there again. They treat a delayed like a denied.
I'm not going to waste my time filling out the form.
An interesting side note, and I think I've told this story here before. The morning I got denied there, I started looking around and found the same gun (Mossberg 835) at a pawn shop over in Mustang (don't recall the name, but you guys know it) for $10 cheaper than Academy. I went out there right at noon, asked the dude what his policy was, filled out the form, and it was approved about as fast as I've ever been approved. Same day. Not 2 hours apart. It didn't make any sense then, and it makes even less now in the digital age.
I had the exact same thing happen at Wal-Mart. Back when they sold Colt LE6920s I got delayed there. Their policy is to NEVER release until you get an actual approval. I went "literally across the street" and bought one from Stillwater Armory and it cleared in 5 min. Crazy..
Also, this was back when Colts were worth their weight in gold so I kept following up hoping the one at Wal-Mart would clear. After a month I gave up. I've never tried to buy from them again. If I'd waited I'd have lost out on both.
Supposedly come November 1st if you have a CPL you won't have to go through the check. You still fill out the 4473, but it doesn't get called in. Although I bet places like Cabela's won't follow this.
And I am very glad about that.
I don’t think this is correct. Reason I say this is I am a FFL holder and had an inspection of my records today by an ATF agent out of OKC and I asked him if a customer has a concealed carry license do they still have to go through a back ground check.
He said yes, everyone who buys a gun, not including C&R’s or black powders, still has to go through a back ground check in Oklahoma. He did say there’s talk about that but nothings in the works as of yet.
He did say in Texas that if they have a CCL they don’t have to.
Just my .02 worth but just passing on what I was told.
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