Anyone gone to buy a gun from Academy and the background check get delayed? I've bought a couple from them before, our own Texian firearms and MG in Weimar. Also gone through the process in winning guns. This is a first for me. They said it sometime takes a few hours or could be up to three weeks.

I went in yesterday for a Christmas gift for my son. Now I'm in wait mode.

Top of my New Years resolutions are to get my chl.

All background checks are in wait mode. 2-3 days is about average right now.

Get your LTC. It's always like that around Christmas time.

Academy is just the conduit. Delays are on the back end and Academy has no control.

Even with a CHL? I guess ill be waiting a week or 2 before picking up my gun at bass pro. Im going to be pissed if I drive 2 hours and they tell me ill have to come back.

Academy hates you and doesn't want you to enjoy Christmas



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O.G. said:

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All background checks are in wait mode. 2-3 days is about average right now.

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Mine took 5 minutes at Scheels around noon on Sunday. Maybe I beat the rush. No LTC.

So I have a child murderer with the same name on the East coast and have been delayed on every purchase for as long as I can remember. Sometimes I get calls on the way home, sometimes I pick up on day 7. 3 weeks is BS. I am stubborn but feel like a LTC is caving and getting registered to do something the constitution says I am empowered an entitled to do.

O.G. said:

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All background checks are in wait mode. 2-3 days is about average right now.

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Not all. guy right before me cleared while I was waiting in store. Probably took 15 minutes. He didn't have CHL as I heard him and the academy talking about him not having it.

I agree. I got my CHL years ago. Renewed it a few times. Let it expire and I probably won't ever get it again. Unless you really want to open carry I don't see the need for it.

Giving them your SSN on the form is optional but if you have a common name or share a name with a murderer as above it can help expedite your proceed.

I think the law says it can be sold if no reply back in 3 days. NOT 3 weeks...

Like the others have previously stated, its not Academy. Results can vary for many reasons and I do believe after a few days if nothing comes back negative you are allowed to pick it up. You dont have to wait three weeks.

Got a background check Monday and there wasn't a wait. It was the first time I had done it all on the computer though

Picked up a gun yesterday from local dealer...less than 5 minutes for my check.

MisterShipWreck said:

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I think the law says it can be sold if no reply back in 3 days. NOT 3 weeks...

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That is what the law says, but the FFL has ultimate discretion. Most big box stores that still sell guns will not complete the transfer until they get a proceed from the FBI/NICS.

O.G. said:

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All background checks are in wait mode. 2-3 days is about average right now.

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I bought a handgun Monday and it went through immediately. But it was from a pawnshop. And he was calling it in from one of these:

Deats99 said:

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So I have a child murderer with the same name on the East coast and have been delayed on every purchase for as long as I can remember. Sometimes I get calls on the way home, sometimes I pick up on day 7. 3 weeks is BS. I am stubborn but feel like a LTC is caving and getting registered to do something the constitution says I am empowered an entitled to do.

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You can file whats called a VAF (voluntary appeal file) with NICS where they'll investigate your history if you've either been denied wrongfully or if you get delayed frequently. When they determine that you arent a prohibited person, they'll issue you a UPIN (unique personal identification number) that you can put on the 4473 that prevents the delay. Probably easier to just get a carry license though.

Got delayed once at Academy as well, I've bought regularly for years and never had it happen so I was caught off guard initially. Nothing to worry about though, got cleared a couple of days later. Since got my LTC, no more delays.

Update - got the proceed today. I had to call and ask. I'll pickup Saturday morning.

Yes, back in August I bought my wife a .380 and myself a Shield. Got delayed for a day.