Will NICS Be Affected If The Gov't Shuts Down?

riverwalker76 · July 29, 2011, 07:28 PM

A buddy and me were sitting around our local gun shop today, and noticed a strange trend.

This shop does high volume sales with an average on Friday & Saturday of 5 to 10 sales an hour. The prices are cheaper than Bud's Guns, and everyone seems to flock to it on the weekends.

After about 30 minutes he brought up the fact that the 4th person had been 'Delayed' at NICS in a little over an hour. That got me curious, so I asked the owner how many had been delayed in the past 2 days.

He didn't say anything, but held up a stack of 30 or more 4473 forms that were on 'Hold' due to a delay at NICS.

He said that there wasn't any rhyme or reason that he could figure out. However, he did notice that regular guys that buy often from him were getting put on 'Delay' who had NEVER been delayed as long as he had known them.

What's the deal? Is this something that we should be worried about? My buddy, who is a conspiracy nut, said it's 'Obama's Gun Control'.

Delay enough people, and that slows down the sale of guns. Then, 1/3 of those people get frustrated with the '3 day rule' and either change their mind, or spend their money on something other than guns.

What are your thoughts?

chasep255 · July 29, 2011, 08:12 PM

Its probably nothing now but I too was wondering what will happen if there is a Gov't shutdown. I would not think it beyond those in charge to use it as an excuse to stop gun sales.

dogtown tom · July 29, 2011, 08:18 PM

I've transferred over 400 guns in the last three months and have not had a single NICS "delay".

That's less than it was two years ago when I had 5-10 delays a month.

But we can always use another conspiracy theory.

Al Norris · July 29, 2011, 08:35 PM

Already a thread on this --> http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458267

Since the other thread was already close to the top of the page, there is no excuse for the duplicate topic.

Closed.

July 29, 2011, 07:28 PM	#1
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	Will NICS Be Affected If The Gov't Shuts Down? A buddy and me were sitting around our local gun shop today, and noticed a strange trend. This shop does high volume sales with an average on Friday & Saturday of 5 to 10 sales an hour. The prices are cheaper than Bud's Guns, and everyone seems to flock to it on the weekends. After about 30 minutes he brought up the fact that the 4th person had been 'Delayed' at NICS in a little over an hour. That got me curious, so I asked the owner how many had been delayed in the past 2 days. He didn't say anything, but held up a stack of 30 or more 4473 forms that were on 'Hold' due to a delay at NICS. He said that there wasn't any rhyme or reason that he could figure out. However, he did notice that regular guys that buy often from him were getting put on 'Delay' who had NEVER been delayed as long as he had known them. What's the deal? Is this something that we should be worried about? My buddy, who is a conspiracy nut, said it's 'Obama's Gun Control'. Delay enough people, and that slows down the sale of guns. Then, 1/3 of those people get frustrated with the '3 day rule' and either change their mind, or spend their money on something other than guns. What are your thoughts? __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

July 29, 2011, 08:18 PM	#3
dogtown tom Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 3,073	I've transferred over 400 guns in the last three months and have not had a single NICS "delay". That's less than it was two years ago when I had 5-10 delays a month. But we can always use another conspiracy theory. __________________ Need a FFL in Dallas/Plano/Allen/Frisco/McKinney ? Just EMAIL me. $20 transfers ($10 for CHL, active military,police,fire or schoolteachers) Plano, Texas...........the Gun Nut Capitol of Gun Culture, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELwCqz2JfE

July 29, 2011, 08:12 PM	#2
chasep255 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 727	Its probably nothing now but I too was wondering what will happen if there is a Gov't shutdown. I would not think it beyond those in charge to use it as an excuse to stop gun sales.

July 29, 2011, 08:35 PM	#4
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	Already a thread on this --> http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458267 Since the other thread was already close to the top of the page, there is no excuse for the duplicate topic. Closed.