Burk Cornelius
Regular guy
First of all let me say this isn’t a rant, it’s just an informative post so you will know what to expect if you try to buy a gun from Academy. If someone is a FFL and I use incorrect terminology or have some facts wrong please chime in.
We know the response to a NICS background check will be one of three things “Proceedâ€, “Denied†or “Delayedâ€. If the response is “Delayed†and the ATF doesn’t respond to the FFL with a “Denied†within three business days then the FFL is allowed to transfer the firearm.
Academy policy is a little different than this.
If you receive a “Delayed†at Academy they make you wait 30 days for the ATF to call them back with a “Proceedâ€. If they do not receive a call back from ATF with a “Proceed†within 30 days they will not transfer the gun to you.
If you still want to buy the gun, Academy will request another NICS check for the purchase (NICS are only good for 30 days). The problem with this, as you can probably already see, is that if you received a “Delayed†once you will likely receive it again and the whole process starts over again. (Kind of gives me a headache thinking about it)
The way I understand it, ATF doesn’t always call back with a “Proceed†after a “Delayed†has been issued, is that correct? That is why they allow the FFL to go ahead and transfer the firearm after 3 days if no response is received from ATF
So the bottom line, it would appear, is if your NICS background check commonly generates a “Delayed†It is unlikely that you will be able to purchase a firearm from Academy.
If anyone works for Academy and has some different information, please let me know.
We know the response to a NICS background check will be one of three things “Proceedâ€, “Denied†or “Delayedâ€. If the response is “Delayed†and the ATF doesn’t respond to the FFL with a “Denied†within three business days then the FFL is allowed to transfer the firearm.
Academy policy is a little different than this.
If you receive a “Delayed†at Academy they make you wait 30 days for the ATF to call them back with a “Proceedâ€. If they do not receive a call back from ATF with a “Proceed†within 30 days they will not transfer the gun to you.
If you still want to buy the gun, Academy will request another NICS check for the purchase (NICS are only good for 30 days). The problem with this, as you can probably already see, is that if you received a “Delayed†once you will likely receive it again and the whole process starts over again. (Kind of gives me a headache thinking about it)
The way I understand it, ATF doesn’t always call back with a “Proceed†after a “Delayed†has been issued, is that correct? That is why they allow the FFL to go ahead and transfer the firearm after 3 days if no response is received from ATF
So the bottom line, it would appear, is if your NICS background check commonly generates a “Delayed†It is unlikely that you will be able to purchase a firearm from Academy.
If anyone works for Academy and has some different information, please let me know.