The only background checks I underwent, were accomplished in less than an hour. I was at a gun show in each case, which should make it take longer, because there are more people buying guns on weekends. Now I have a CHL, and some of those exempt you from having to undergo the "instant" check. My state's does. I suspect it's your state check that's at issue. Somewhat before the Brady Law was passed, my father in law bought a pistol at a gun show in Nebraska. Nebraska required a firearm owners permit for purchase of pistols. They were issued by county sheriffs. The gun show was 20-30 miles from the county seat. The sheriff had deputies at the show, calling back to the Sheriff's office for the check, which I think was just the standard "wants and warrants" check, and the deputies issued the permits on the spot.
The only background checks I underwent, were accomplished in less than an hour.
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I am in VA and - at least from MY observations - having a Carry Permit has no bearing - or at least the clerk in a shop wasn’t all that ‘impressed’. Supposedly the State Police run the checks and each time I have been told ‘they must be busy’ and I have NEVER just ‘walked’ out with one. The last time I was trading one in for a new one and they took mine to ‘check it out’ and after being told a day or so, I asked for the piece I walked in with and was told - It is already in the system as NOT yours, so we would have to start from scratch.
As stated before, I have no record of mental issues (well officially anyway, being able to copy Morse and volunteering for Subs doesn’t exactly make me sane (in the eyes of others), no domestic calls or disturbances, no criminal activity but when I ‘Google’ myself there are several people I share a ‘complete’ name with so maybe there is a ‘character’ there and each time I have to be excluded???
So when these idjits like Bloomberg and the rest of the gun grabbers say you can just ‘walk into a shop’ in VA and walk out with WHATEVER you desire, I say ‘poppycock’, like I say, I am a Vet, taxpayer, (was)property owner etc and still get a little grief.....