Ever been denied a firearm?

[HiRoller]

I had a letter in the mail box from the FBI today stating they had recieved my fingerprint record and documentation and were entering my info into the appeals process. Now I wait.

[HiRoller]

Originally Posted by SavageEagle

Got to talk to the ATF today. He wanted to take the PREVIOUS gun I had bought away,

And do what with it ?????? Pay you it's cash value ?? Hold it for safe keeping. Sell it to the Afgan Army?? I've bought too many guns under leagal pretenses to hear that BS from them. We would have to go to court on that one.

[SavageEagle]

Originally Posted by HiRoller

And do what with it ?????? Pay you it's cash value ?? Hold it for safe keeping. Sell it to the Afgan Army?? I've bought too many guns under leagal pretenses to hear that BS from them. We would have to go to court on that one.

Because Morgan County was showing a Felony conviction back in 2000 instead of the Misdemeanor I was convicted of. I was delayed back in April when I bought the gun but was able to pick it up since they never heard back from them. He said they would have had to destroy the gun if I had been convicted of a felony. Not only that, I would have been arrested!

[HiRoller]

2 questions. 1. was this a FTF meeting or a phone conversation ? 2. Why did you have to communicate with the ATF, response to a mailing, contact from them, or you just looing for info?

[SavageEagle]

1) Both. Called me first, setup an appointment and I showed up.
2) They showed I was a felon when I wasn't and were required to confiscate my pistol!!!! GRRRR Stupid BS. If Morgan County could just keep their records up to date.... Actually i was glad he called because it cleared up a lot of confusion on both ends. He confirmed my reason for denial and I corrected him and the ATF on my felon status... THAT I"M NOT ONE!!!! Thank God. Also sped up the process between ATF and FBI communications on this matter which takes out one step the FBI has to go through to verify my NON FELON status

[NateIU10]

Well, I think this is just a roundabout way of learning an important lesson.


Never trade in a gun

JK, hope it works out for you sooner than later.

[SavageEagle]

LOL I wouldn't have to had the S&W not had a 5000000lbs TRIGGER! LOL Oh well, this too will pass. I will have my baby eagle and I will NEVER give it up. They'll pry it from my COLD DEAD HANDS! HAHAHA Seriously, my kids will get it when I die. By then it'll be a relic. We'll have lasers and sonic cannons by then! Either way, I'm saving up to get an AK PSL Sniper Rifle. They're accurate, reliable, but the 7.62x54R isn't the most common round. Oh well. it's a nice rifle. If anyone has one, I'd love to shoot it. Just to be sure that's the one I want. Thanks!

[HiRoller]

Well....no real news on my apeal. I did have some contact from the ATF Special Agent Dan Neie just decided to drop by my home, to his dismay I was at work. ?? He left his card with "call me " written on it. I called...a few days later he called and said he needed to talk to me about my last gun purchase, I responded with "why" He said we just need to talk. I explained I had filed an apeal with the NICS and had submitted my fingerprint record and documentation and was expecting a response. He proceeded to tell me this was all formalities and I was not in any trouble that he had documentation that may help my case. Unfortunatly I was leaving on vaction the next day for a week, he was alittle peaved saying he only had so much time to wrap things up, He was supposed to show up at my home that night and never did, I have left 2 messages with no return from his office. So it must not be that important. No news from the NICS either.

I'm glad the ATF has the funding to make house calls.

So I wait..........and wait............................and wait!!!!

[SavageEagle]

Originally Posted by HiRoller

Well....no real news on my apeal. I did have some contact from the ATF Special Agent Dan Neie just decided to drop by my home, to his dismay I was at work. ?? He left his card with "call me " written on it. I called...a few days later he called and said he needed to talk to me about my last gun purchase, I responded with "why" He said we just need to talk. I explained I had filed an apeal with the NICS and had submitted my fingerprint record and documentation and was expecting a response. He proceeded to tell me this was all formalities and I was not in any trouble that he had documentation that may help my case. Unfortunatly I was leaving on vaction the next day for a week, he was alittle peaved saying he only had so much time to wrap things up, He was supposed to show up at my home that night and never did, I have left 2 messages with no return from his office. So it must not be that important. No news from the NICS either.

I'm glad the ATF has the funding to make house calls.

So I wait..........and wait............................and wait!!!!

It wasn't Steve A. was it? He never made a house call to my house, just called me. I guess he was making house calls in Plainfield area but never got to me so he just called. ANyway, what he really wants is to confiscate your last firearm you purchased unless you can provide evidence contrary to his information. When I went to the ATF office downtown indy, he led me to a room that had SHACKLES in it and proceded to show me paperwork he had recieved from Morgan County showing me as a felon, which I'm not. I showed him MY paperwork proving otherwise and that's when he proceeded to tell me that he would have had to confiscate my Sigma had I not had that paperwork. And even if I had the paperwork, just not with me, he would have had to arrest me until he recieved said paperwork. Which I'm sure would have included a search and seizure of my home and any property they would have deemed relevant. Much to their displeasure they wouldn't have found anything useful! HAHA ANYWAY, he did seem pleased to find out that my last firearm purchase was at AAC as a trade for the Baby Eagle I'm waiting for...

Still no word yet on my appeal either. I called a couple days ago and asked if there was any progress made and they just told me that nothing had changed since my last call. What is concerning me more at this point is my LTCH. It's been almost three months and still no word. Although I guess I could call MoneyGram Monday to see if they have cashed my money order. That should give me some sort of idea.

In the Indiana Statute, it states that the Sup. of State Police has no more than 60 days to complete the process. I wonder if there's a way to fast track my approval or denial... Is there any legal implications against the Sup for not complying to the 60 day rule?

[NateIU10]

according to ISP: Telephone Directory you can

Call them at:
Firearms Licensing Section 317-233-5054

Hope this helps, and gets resolved soon for you