west texas hvac man
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heres the story: I walk in to Field and Stream outdoors in San Angelo, Tx 2 weeks ago to purchase a sabre defence ar 15 (my first ar), go through all the paperwork and everything, and get a "delayed status".
before i go any further, i'll inform you all that i am 23 yrs old with a current/valid DL with current address, have no warrants or any kind of pending case. I do however, have one non-violent misdemeanor on my record from when i was 19 (almost 4 years ago) (that was not punishable by a court to 1 year or more state prison) <or whatever the the question on the paperwork asked about>. since the misidemeanor occurred, i've purchased 4 firearms (2 hunting rifles, a shotgun, and a handgun after i turned 21) without ever even getting a "delay". i've answered all the "criminal background" questions on paperwork the exact same way each time i've purchased a firearm.
back to the story: so i was obviously very bummed out to hear that i wouldn't be able to take the rifle home with me that day because of the delay, but was completely dumbfounded when they called me 2 days later to inform me that NICS put a denial of purchase on me.
im going through this ridiculous process of appeals right now, and have yet to hear back from anyone as of yet. i had a copy of my birth certificate, DL, SS, and even went down to the police station here to get some finger prints made to send in with my appeal paperwork.
has anyone experienced anything like this? any thoughts of what could be done to speed the process? could the fact that it was an AR-15 that i was purchasing have anything to do with it?
any insight or advice would be much appreciated
before i go any further, i'll inform you all that i am 23 yrs old with a current/valid DL with current address, have no warrants or any kind of pending case. I do however, have one non-violent misdemeanor on my record from when i was 19 (almost 4 years ago) (that was not punishable by a court to 1 year or more state prison) <or whatever the the question on the paperwork asked about>. since the misidemeanor occurred, i've purchased 4 firearms (2 hunting rifles, a shotgun, and a handgun after i turned 21) without ever even getting a "delay". i've answered all the "criminal background" questions on paperwork the exact same way each time i've purchased a firearm.
back to the story: so i was obviously very bummed out to hear that i wouldn't be able to take the rifle home with me that day because of the delay, but was completely dumbfounded when they called me 2 days later to inform me that NICS put a denial of purchase on me.
im going through this ridiculous process of appeals right now, and have yet to hear back from anyone as of yet. i had a copy of my birth certificate, DL, SS, and even went down to the police station here to get some finger prints made to send in with my appeal paperwork.
has anyone experienced anything like this? any thoughts of what could be done to speed the process? could the fact that it was an AR-15 that i was purchasing have anything to do with it?
any insight or advice would be much appreciated