Just a clarification. It had to have been >2 years BTW, not <= 2 years.
When you go to buy a gun you will likely get delayed or denied during the NICS check. MIRCS will be fine, but federal law doesn't allow MIRCS to replace NICS so you have to do both. NICS won't have your appeal letter on file and I don't know if it is smart enough to have access to MA records. If this happens, what you need to do is follow the links to appeals here (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics). Then file an appeal with the official letter from your restoration hearing. This is a relatively cheap process so it will be a lot easier than what you have gone through before.
BTW: Only 4 hearings a month.... Alrighty then. I would have hoped they would do as many as they need to clear whatever backlog exists.
You were correct, my friend. I got delayed on a purchase today. What is the process with delays? From what I understand they have 7 days to proceed, correct? Is it possible that this will turn in to a denial after a few days?