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Gun Control & RKBA

virginia mountainman

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5. I was denied once...

Reply to branford (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 01:32 AM

Jan 2016

When I tried to buy a 100 year old Mosin Nagant rifle.... Funny thing was that a few weeks before I purchased and breezed thru when I bought a semi auto egyptian AK Clone.

I LOL'ed about it. In a few days, I was "miraculously cleared" and was able to take my $50 rifle home.

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50,000 handguns stolen a year, 9,000 murders a year by hand guns.... [View all] Logical Jan 2016 OP

MUrders have more to do with families. People who have not taught their underthematrix Jan 2016 #1

There is only 1 utility to NICS background checks pipoman Jan 2016 #2

I'm curious about how many of the NICS denials are the result of legitimate disqualifications branford Jan 2016 #3

Assuredly not tens of thousands per year and single digit investigation rates pipoman Jan 2016 #4

I was denied once... virginia mountainman Jan 2016 #5

did you appeal? Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #6

Over 90% of initial NICS denials are mistakes DonP Jan 2016 #7