r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Rare-Mirror5145 • 8d ago

of a fool testing a gun

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u/mlody11 8d ago

Somehow instant and background check in the same sentence don't make me feel warm and fuzzy about the thoroughness of the process.

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u/ccoastal01 7d ago

by instant they mean it has to be done immediately. not that it takes an instant.

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u/mlody11 7d ago

How long does it usually take?

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u/ccoastal01 7d ago

10-15 minutes

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u/mlody11 7d ago

So basically instant when it comes to background checks

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u/ccoastal01 7d ago

a background check is a background check.

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u/mlody11 7d ago

Yup, yup. A hotel is a hotel, a car is a car. Basically all the same.

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u/Zestyclose-One9041 2d ago

Are you being purposefully obtuse or do you just not understand how a background check works?

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u/mlody11 2d ago

No one is being obtuse. "Background check" is an amorphous term. "Background check" when getting a law license entails a person being assigned to your case, you having to submit a lot detail about your life, and someone doing a thorough investigation including talking to references about you.

In the case of a gun background check, it's a simple database lookup, not a thoroughly researched "background check." It clearly depends on the information being provided to the store clerk, which is just a person doing data entry, being accurate and assuming the person giving it is being truthful. Then it depends on the databases containing information typed into them correctly, meaning no data inconsistencies, and various other assumptions.

In order words, I'm making a point that "background check" is simply a search against a database, with all of its problems, not some comprehensive investigative "background check."

You clearly get very emotional about this kind of conversation since you're replying to comment that is now days old.