Howdy everyone !
I moved to Texas about a year ago from IL via MA. Two of the toughest places to excercise my 2nd amendment rights. I said when I move to Texas, I'm going to take up shooting and get a handgun and a rifle. Long story short, it has been a nightmare for me. I've been denied on my background check a 2nd time in 5 months. The first appeal was overturned after 4 months and I have my handgun (mistaken identity) which I found out through family in law enforcement. I have no criminal record and I'm sure the 2nd denial is the same thing and will be overturned. The FBI never gave me any info about a pin number in case this happened again, which I was led to believe. I thought the FBI had it straightened out. The 2nd gun which I was denied on is a long gun I purchased online and had shipped to an FFL in Georgetown, I couldn't find the gun anywhere else. The ffl who was doing the transfer has no money invested in the gun. He gave me wrong ntn # to start and then when I went to his shop to get correct ntn # a week later , he had my gun on his showroom floor for sale telling me it was his gun now ! After my 1st denial, the ffl was kind enough to keep gun in his safe until my appeal was overturned. Is it legal for this ffl who was only doing transfer, has no money in this gun, sell the gun that I paid over 1000.00 for before my appeal verdict is even reached ? He charged me transfer fee and also the IRS fee on the gun for the New Year. The FBI has been no help and told me to contact ATF which has not responded to email or phone calls. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I moved to Texas about a year ago from IL via MA. Two of the toughest places to excercise my 2nd amendment rights. I said when I move to Texas, I'm going to take up shooting and get a handgun and a rifle. Long story short, it has been a nightmare for me. I've been denied on my background check a 2nd time in 5 months. The first appeal was overturned after 4 months and I have my handgun (mistaken identity) which I found out through family in law enforcement. I have no criminal record and I'm sure the 2nd denial is the same thing and will be overturned. The FBI never gave me any info about a pin number in case this happened again, which I was led to believe. I thought the FBI had it straightened out. The 2nd gun which I was denied on is a long gun I purchased online and had shipped to an FFL in Georgetown, I couldn't find the gun anywhere else. The ffl who was doing the transfer has no money invested in the gun. He gave me wrong ntn # to start and then when I went to his shop to get correct ntn # a week later , he had my gun on his showroom floor for sale telling me it was his gun now ! After my 1st denial, the ffl was kind enough to keep gun in his safe until my appeal was overturned. Is it legal for this ffl who was only doing transfer, has no money in this gun, sell the gun that I paid over 1000.00 for before my appeal verdict is even reached ? He charged me transfer fee and also the IRS fee on the gun for the New Year. The FBI has been no help and told me to contact ATF which has not responded to email or phone calls. Any help would be greatly appreciated.