Ever been denied a firearm?

SavageEagle · 05-06-2008

Ok I feel violated.... I bought my Sigma the begining of april. Then I go to trade it in and Saturday my NICS was denied!! Never had a problem before, haven't been in any trouble, don't use drugs, NOTHING. So come to find out the appeals process is probably going to take longer than getting my PERMIT TO CARRY. Which it's looking like I'm going to get since they cashed both my MO's. Why I can get a gun, get a permit, and get an Armored Car job, but not get a second handgun is WAY beyond me. Has ANYONE ever had this happen to them or know someone that has?? Cause I honestly feel like somehow somewhere my rights are being violated....

melensdad · 05-06-2008

Honestly I keep waiting for it to happen to me. On average I've purchased almost 1 gun a week this year. Mostly handguns but several rifles. All the purchases have come through 2 dealers, some were transfers, some were special orders, one or two were stock guns. I figure so far I am just beating the odds. The dealer says that I've cleared so many transfers that I will never be denied unless I do something wrong. I don't see it that way, seems to me that any little glitch in the system, even when things are not your fault, can get you hung up on a purchase and cause a denial.

SavageEagle · 05-06-2008

Well, I've got letters to write to the FBI that I'm not happy about. But I guess if i ever want to buy a handgun again I'd better get it done and over with and be as POLITE as possible. At least I get to keep the guns I already have! LOL If not I'd be all over the news and have an NRA lawyer or 10 backing me up! LOL

Scam1789 · 05-06-2008

Do they give you a reason? Do you have any idea why you were denied? Do you own a serious number of handguns?

BloodEclipse · 05-06-2008

I have heard of people with common names running into problems. Last year I bought 4 guns in 3 days all single transactions and never had a hiccup. Good luck in dealing with the Government. And to think some people want them to control our healthcare!!

SavageEagle · 05-06-2008

No Reasoncan be given by the FFL. You must write the FBI NICS division for a reason and then write them again for an appeal. I have no idea why they denied me, there is no reason to. I only own one handgun and that's the one you see to the left and I WAS trying to get a Semi-Compact Baby Eagle 9mm.

Disposable Heart · 05-06-2008

Happens from time to time. Unless you performed a crime, its no big deal. They arent trying to hold out on you.

melensdad · 05-06-2008

Just curious, but if you are denied and you simply wait a week or two and then try again will you be automatically denied again? From what I've been told, and I have no clue if its true or now, but some denials are due to simple glitches in the system.

SavageEagle · 05-06-2008

Well just to be sure and so this doesn't mess me up somehow, I'm going through the motions. Because what if it's not a simple glitch? Every other time I had been delayed. So who's to say? Hell I dunno. It just seems like crap to me. Damn Brady Act.

melensdad · 05-06-2008

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Originally Posted by SavageEagle

Every other time I had been delayed.

What kind of delays have you experienced? It seems to take about 90 seconds to 2 minutes to get my NICS checks cleared over the phone.

Do you have some sort of a very common name that could be easily confused with a bad guy?

BTW, do you give your social security number as an (optional) identifier? That might eliminate your problem?

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05-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
SavageEagle Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 516	Ever been denied a firearm? Ok I feel violated.... I bought my Sigma the begining of april. Then I go to trade it in and Saturday my NICS was denied!! Never had a problem before, haven't been in any trouble, don't use drugs, NOTHING. So come to find out the appeals process is probably going to take longer than getting my PERMIT TO CARRY. Which it's looking like I'm going to get since they cashed both my MO's. Why I can get a gun, get a permit, and get an Armored Car job, but not get a second handgun is WAY beyond me. Has ANYONE ever had this happen to them or know someone that has?? Cause I honestly feel like somehow somewhere my rights are being violated.... __________________ FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!! -You Know Who (R.I.P.) *A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people* to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.**

05-06-2008	#2 (permalink)
melensdad Jerk in a Hawaiian shirt. So what about it? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake County / West Creek Posts: 626	Honestly I keep waiting for it to happen to me. On average I've purchased almost 1 gun a week this year. Mostly handguns but several rifles. All the purchases have come through 2 dealers, some were transfers, some were special orders, one or two were stock guns. I figure so far I am just beating the odds. The dealer says that I've cleared so many transfers that I will never be denied unless I do something wrong. I don't see it that way, seems to me that any little glitch in the system, even when things are not your fault, can get you hung up on a purchase and cause a denial. __________________ http://serenityday2008.com/ Visit my Antique Snowcat, political, gun & general discussions (with this lawsuit) I'd like to think that I've been more successful at saving lives than Roe V Wade. -- Dick Anthony Heller, 3/18/08 on the steps of the SCOTUS after leaving the Heller v DC Gun Ban hearing.

05-06-2008	#3 (permalink)
SavageEagle Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 516	Well, I've got letters to write to the FBI that I'm not happy about. But I guess if i ever want to buy a handgun again I'd better get it done and over with and be as POLITE as possible. At least I get to keep the guns I already have! LOL If not I'd be all over the news and have an NRA lawyer or 10 backing me up! LOL __________________ FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!! -You Know Who (R.I.P.) *A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people* to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.**

05-06-2008	#4 (permalink)
Scam1789 How can I go 5 days without shooting something? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 45	Do they give you a reason? Do you have any idea why you were denied? Do you own a serious number of handguns? __________________

05-06-2008	#5 (permalink)
BloodEclipse Sheepdog Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 240	I have heard of people with common names running into problems. Last year I bought 4 guns in 3 days all single transactions and never had a hiccup. Good luck in dealing with the Government. And to think some people want them to control our healthcare!! __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Ronald Reagan If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement. Ronald Reagan

05-06-2008	#6 (permalink)
SavageEagle Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 516	No Reasoncan be given by the FFL. You must write the FBI NICS division for a reason and then write them again for an appeal. I have no idea why they denied me, there is no reason to. I only own one handgun and that's the one you see to the left and I WAS trying to get a Semi-Compact Baby Eagle 9mm. __________________ FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!! -You Know Who (R.I.P.) *A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people* to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.**

05-06-2008	#7 (permalink)
Disposable Heart Marksman Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 341	Happens from time to time. Unless you performed a crime, its no big deal. They arent trying to hold out on you. __________________ "Sea sickness in an ocean of wickedness..." "Glock Fortay!" "SHUT UP!"

05-06-2008	#8 (permalink)
melensdad Jerk in a Hawaiian shirt. So what about it? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake County / West Creek Posts: 626	Just curious, but if you are denied and you simply wait a week or two and then try again will you be automatically denied again? From what I've been told, and I have no clue if its true or now, but some denials are due to simple glitches in the system. __________________ http://serenityday2008.com/ Visit my Antique Snowcat, political, gun & general discussions (with this lawsuit) I'd like to think that I've been more successful at saving lives than Roe V Wade. -- Dick Anthony Heller, 3/18/08 on the steps of the SCOTUS after leaving the Heller v DC Gun Ban hearing.

05-06-2008	#9 (permalink)
SavageEagle Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 516	Well just to be sure and so this doesn't mess me up somehow, I'm going through the motions. Because what if it's not a simple glitch? Every other time I had been delayed. So who's to say? Hell I dunno. It just seems like crap to me. Damn Brady Act. __________________ FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!! -You Know Who (R.I.P.) *A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people* to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.**

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