12-21-2012, 07:20 AM
I agree BlueTiki. I feel the privacy BS should be thrown out the window when it comes to a background check when purchasing a firearm. I don't feel a persons entire medical history should be available, but I do feel a red flag should be raised when the NICS check is ran then a closer look can be taken.
Another unrelated point, most may not know this. There are 3 options during a NICS call in. Approve, Deny and Delay. If a person gets delayed there is up to a 3 day wait for further review. At the end of those 3 days if nothing further is heard from the feds a dealer is perfectly legal to sell that firearm to the customer. It is up to the discretion of the dealer at that point. That's right , even though there is a chance that that person should not own that firearm it is perfectly legal to sell it to him just because the system is to slow. As a dealer our shop will always deny the sale at that point just to be safe, but not all dealers do, some are out for the almighty buck.
Another unrelated point, most may not know this. There are 3 options during a NICS call in. Approve, Deny and Delay. If a person gets delayed there is up to a 3 day wait for further review. At the end of those 3 days if nothing further is heard from the feds a dealer is perfectly legal to sell that firearm to the customer. It is up to the discretion of the dealer at that point. That's right , even though there is a chance that that person should not own that firearm it is perfectly legal to sell it to him just because the system is to slow. As a dealer our shop will always deny the sale at that point just to be safe, but not all dealers do, some are out for the almighty buck.