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milehighjc · February 5, 2013, 09:24 PM

Would appreciate the thoughts of those of you with a bit more experience purchasing in today's market.

I purchased a CZ P-01 at a gun show in Colorado on Jan 27. I paid in full at the show. I was advised that the background check could take as much as 8 days, and that the FFL would contact me upon completion of my background check to arrange delivery. In Colorado, the CBI conducts a fairly extensive background check, but they do leverage social media (twitter, Facebook) to report their progress through the backlog of background checks.

Last Friday, based upon the progress reported by the CBI, I tried to contact my FFL to determine if they would be at a nearby gun show over the weekend. Assuming that my background check completed, I was interested in taking delivery there. This call was not returned. I asked the promoter on Saturday, and learned that the FFL was not participating in that show. No harm, no foul.

From ongoing social media updates by the CBI, it is clear that my background check would been completed as early as Sunday, and no later than this morning, and most likely was completed Monday sometime.

It is Tuesday night, and unfortunately, I still have not heard from the FFL. I tried called again this afternoon to check status, and potentially arrange a meeting. The phone was not answered, I left amessage, but the call has not been returned.

My last (and only other) gun purchase was before the "lunacy", was completed inside the store - background check through delivery, so I am not familiar with the current process. Is it unreasonable for me to expect minimally a return call? Given that they have my payment in full, I most certainly would like to take delivery sooner than later. Even if my background check were declined (would have to be for a clerical error), It would be nice to know what was going on, and allow me to begin an appeal...

Any thoughts would be appreciated, especially any suggestions for next steps (even if that is cool my heels and be patient). I don’t believe this FFL operates a brick and mortar store, so it’s not like I can drive by to see if I can talk to someone - it’s also on the order of an hour drive to get there.

Thanks in advance!

February 5, 2013, 09:24 PM	#1
milehighjc Member Join Date: February 4, 2013 Posts: 15	Help with FFL Would appreciate the thoughts of those of you with a bit more experience purchasing in today's market. I purchased a CZ P-01 at a gun show in Colorado on Jan 27. I paid in full at the show. I was advised that the background check could take as much as 8 days, and that the FFL would contact me upon completion of my background check to arrange delivery. In Colorado, the CBI conducts a fairly extensive background check, but they do leverage social media (twitter, Facebook) to report their progress through the backlog of background checks. Last Friday, based upon the progress reported by the CBI, I tried to contact my FFL to determine if they would be at a nearby gun show over the weekend. Assuming that my background check completed, I was interested in taking delivery there. This call was not returned. I asked the promoter on Saturday, and learned that the FFL was not participating in that show. No harm, no foul. From ongoing social media updates by the CBI, it is clear that my background check would been completed as early as Sunday, and no later than this morning, and most likely was completed Monday sometime. It is Tuesday night, and unfortunately, I still have not heard from the FFL. I tried called again this afternoon to check status, and potentially arrange a meeting. The phone was not answered, I left amessage, but the call has not been returned. My last (and only other) gun purchase was before the "lunacy", was completed inside the store - background check through delivery, so I am not familiar with the current process. Is it unreasonable for me to expect minimally a return call? Given that they have my payment in full, I most certainly would like to take delivery sooner than later. Even if my background check were declined (would have to be for a clerical error), It would be nice to know what was going on, and allow me to begin an appeal... Any thoughts would be appreciated, especially any suggestions for next steps (even if that is cool my heels and be patient). I don’t believe this FFL operates a brick and mortar store, so it’s not like I can drive by to see if I can talk to someone - it’s also on the order of an hour drive to get there. Thanks in advance!