LMNOP and XYZ. But seriously.
NICS is National Instant Criminal Background Check System. VAF is Voluntary Appeal File. UPIN is Unique Personal Identifier Number.
You can read about it here, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Criminal Justice Information Services Division - Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs)
My issue is that I've been delayed on a firearm purchase, again. This happened to me in the 1990s and the FFL said it was probably that the system was bogged down since it was around Christmas time. The FFL said it may take a few hours. Several days later I was still on delay. I called the FFL and they said the time allotted for NICS to respond had expired, come get your gun. I did.
My next firearm purchase went right through, no problem.
Today, I was delayed. Again.
The only similarity to the last time and this time is that NICS was run at a gun show. That shouldn't matter.
The two difference are the first one was on a long gun and this time was a handgun. I have also moved from one state to another. All my personal info is and has long been up to date.
Today, the FFL asked me if I had been delayed before and what happened. I told him and he said if NICS doesn't respond by Thursday I can come get my gun. He also said that when I come to the shop he would give me some info on getting a UPIN. According to him, once you get delayed the first time, for whatever reason, you will almost always be delayed each time after. He said a UPIN is a good way of avoiding the hassle.
Does anyone here use a UPIN? Is anyone here an FFL that has used a UPIN when running a NICS?
I know my record is clean. Heck, I had a pretty good background check ran on me when I signed up to do volunteer work with our local PD. I'm a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) member. I own several guns that I bought from FFLs.
So says, if your info (name, sex, description, age, address) is similar to the info of someone who is prohibited from owing a firearm, the system might delay you. I always give my SSN on the form. I know people have the same name as me but, how many have the same SSN? It should be none.
NICS is National Instant Criminal Background Check System. VAF is Voluntary Appeal File. UPIN is Unique Personal Identifier Number.
You can read about it here, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Criminal Justice Information Services Division - Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs)
My issue is that I've been delayed on a firearm purchase, again. This happened to me in the 1990s and the FFL said it was probably that the system was bogged down since it was around Christmas time. The FFL said it may take a few hours. Several days later I was still on delay. I called the FFL and they said the time allotted for NICS to respond had expired, come get your gun. I did.
My next firearm purchase went right through, no problem.
Today, I was delayed. Again.
The only similarity to the last time and this time is that NICS was run at a gun show. That shouldn't matter.
The two difference are the first one was on a long gun and this time was a handgun. I have also moved from one state to another. All my personal info is and has long been up to date.
Today, the FFL asked me if I had been delayed before and what happened. I told him and he said if NICS doesn't respond by Thursday I can come get my gun. He also said that when I come to the shop he would give me some info on getting a UPIN. According to him, once you get delayed the first time, for whatever reason, you will almost always be delayed each time after. He said a UPIN is a good way of avoiding the hassle.
Does anyone here use a UPIN? Is anyone here an FFL that has used a UPIN when running a NICS?
I know my record is clean. Heck, I had a pretty good background check ran on me when I signed up to do volunteer work with our local PD. I'm a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) member. I own several guns that I bought from FFLs.
So says, if your info (name, sex, description, age, address) is similar to the info of someone who is prohibited from owing a firearm, the system might delay you. I always give my SSN on the form. I know people have the same name as me but, how many have the same SSN? It should be none.
