I was convicted of a felony in 1993. Did my time haven't been in trouble since then. Earlier this year I filed for a full pardon for that crime in the state that I was convicted in. I had to attend a few meetings in front of the Governor, Sec of State and Attorney general of that state. a month and a half ago the pardon was granted and more specifically restored my 2nd amendment rights. After I received my certificate of Pardon I purchased my first hand gun thru a private sale. I also called the FBI and asked how long it would take for their records to be update, the answer I got was check with your state if it is updated there then it will be up to date in the national system. so I went to the webpage for that state and looked up my information (for a fee), it was updated with the "Pardon Granted" as the first note on the case. I thought at that point I would be okay.
I went down this week to the local Sportsman's warehouse and tried to purchase a nice sporting rifle and was delayed (I guess it's better then a flat out denial). My question is, Does anyone know will the feds spend more time than the 3 days to research a record. Sportsman's will not sale a firearm without a Proceed from the system. Sportsman's did tell me they hold the firearm for 30 days in the back room and if they get the proceed they will call. my understanding was that the FBI will take 3 days after that it will be less of a priority and may not finish the investigation. Does anyone have a clearer idea of how this works? I will file for a UPIN but have read that I need to wait 30 day to start that process.
I went down this week to the local Sportsman's warehouse and tried to purchase a nice sporting rifle and was delayed (I guess it's better then a flat out denial). My question is, Does anyone know will the feds spend more time than the 3 days to research a record. Sportsman's will not sale a firearm without a Proceed from the system. Sportsman's did tell me they hold the firearm for 30 days in the back room and if they get the proceed they will call. my understanding was that the FBI will take 3 days after that it will be less of a priority and may not finish the investigation. Does anyone have a clearer idea of how this works? I will file for a UPIN but have read that I need to wait 30 day to start that process.