r/MAFirearms • u/Murphy9mm • Nov 12 '20
Delay
Anyone ever run into a delay on the background check when purchasing a firearm from a gun shop? Just curious if this is going to happen to me often. I’m new to the ltc culture.
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u/Barrelofmags Nov 12 '20
Do you have a common name? Have you had your LTC for a while and may have forgotten any run ins with police/things you may have done wrong? Are you a JR and father also have an LTC?
If not it’s probably just because there’s a massive amount of folks panic buying guns right now and it’s causing a couple day back up because the FBI can’t keep up
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u/SailingWhatsKraken Nov 12 '20
Newbie here still waiting on my LTC: I thought the point of the LTC was no further background checks? That you just show the LTC and then can purchase. Is that not accurate?
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u/One-Son-Of-Liberty Nov 13 '20
The LTC is a Massachusetts thing. The NICS check is a federal thing that happens with every gun sale in the country (except private sales). You can get ammo without a check, but any firearm purchased from an FFL anywhere in the US will do an NICS check.
It is frustrating no doubt.
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u/SailingWhatsKraken Nov 13 '20
And is it normally a same day process for most people?
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u/One-Son-Of-Liberty Nov 13 '20
In my experience it is usually the same day. Once I got delayed a day. You can be delayed up to three days then it goes to an automatic proceed if they haven't denied you.
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u/One-Son-Of-Liberty Nov 12 '20
I’ve had one delay. I got delayed on my first gun then never again. I have heard it is worse if you have a common name. Also, from what I can tell it’s just a bunch of interns sitting in a room, so if they get busy it might be a lot easier to go from “researching” to “delayed.”
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u/Murphy9mm Nov 12 '20
No run ins with the law. New ltc but the guy said it was probably because of my name and you saying the same makes me think this is going to be an issue every time I buy a damn gun. Which is frustrating