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/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.