Anyway to know if you will be delayed?

[h2ofowlr]

 I don't have a cwp,  but I get delayed every damn time nobody can ever tell me why or how to fix it. Just wait the 5 business days and pick it up, they never seem to come up with a reason why I can't have a gun, well probably because there isn't, but they always make me wait it out. This is on long guns, who knows what the hell would happen if I went and bought a handgun, FBI might show up to check me out personaly . I'm sure I would have made a few more purchases here and there if I didn't have to deal with this damn "delayed status" every time.

Do you have a marginal past from the wild teen years?  If the record is clean and no prior run ins with the law you should be good to go.  Unless like mentioned you have the same name as someone on the naughtly list and it automatically gets flagged each time until further investigation is done.  I would go and get your concealed weapons permit.  It might help the process along.

[follow maggie]

So, if I take my concealed pistol license to the store and buy a handgun, I don't have to wait the 5 days?

[swanny]

So, if I take my concealed pistol license to the store and buy a handgun, I don't have to wait the 5 days?

There's a good chance you wont have to wait, but it still sounds like some have to wait even with the CPL and their ID. It took about 30 minutes total filling the paper work out and him calling to make sure I'm clear. He even walked me out the door...just not out to my car, what a jerk.

[KillBilly]

CPLs don't help at all on a long gun. If you want to make sure, follow Iceman's suggestion:

 "The feds have created a database to help you from ever getting delayed. The database is called the Volunteer Appeal File (VAF). You fill out a couple of forms, authorize the FBI staff to enter your data to this special databank, they issue you a special number....  Later when you attempt to buy, you provide the number at time of purchase, and the NICS staff then quickly gets you thru the process.

Read about the entire process here: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics/nicsfact.htm "