[Let it Bleed]

If your nics check disqualifies you from purchasing, it means just that. Buying a handgun is not a crapshoot where ya pays your money and take your chances. In otherwords, if you're prevented from purchasing from a FFL the sale cannot take place. Buyer keeps his money and seller keeps the gun.

I think the clerk simply meant he would have to try and purchase to find out. And really, unless he actually wants to purchase a handgun, the point is moot.

If the court order is expired, then it's not an obstacle. Can there be erroneous information on a background, sure. But these are clerical or ministerial issues.

If you ever deal with domestic relations in your practice, you may discover why many lawyers avoid it like the plague. Even so-called "good" people may become unhinged. There is no other field of law where you will witness more raw emotion.