Demand for guns in America is so great that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) is giving a higher number of delays

[Reptile]

The current demand for guns in America is so great that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) is giving a higher number of delays and, in many cases, allowing the sale to be completed because time for the check expires.

A NICS check is designed to take only minutes, ideally being “instant.” However, there are cases where the FBI reviewers do not immediately find the records they need so they have an option to delay the check, giving reviewers three business days to complete it. If, after three days, they still have not found incriminating records on the would-be buyer, the sale is allowed to proceed.

Demand for Guns Overwhelming FBI Background Check System

The current demand for guns in America is so great that the FBI is granting its background check system more delays.

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[daveyburt]

ppl gunna die
thanks trump

 

[evalance]

3 days ?? How come I have to wait 5days plus ?

 

[KBCraig]

3 days ?? How come I have to wait 5days plus ?

Because the "three days" doesn't include the day of purchase or the day of pick-up. It's three full days between, not counting Sundays. If there's a federal holiday in between, it can be six or seven days.