It takes a year, multiple background checks, and like 4 vouchers for character to buy a pistol in NY state. Whether or not you were allowed to carry feels secondary to that issue.
So great precedent going forward but doesn't address the real issue
No specific waiting period to buy the gun itself, but background checks etc before you are allowed a handgun permit easily takes 6 months if you're lucky. A year is not outside the realm of reasonable expectation here
There's an FBI background check required for any gun purchase from any federally licensed dealer.
During periods of low sales volumes its usually 10 minutes - 2 hours. depending on if your name is popular or not. Archimedes Link Usoro will have their background check come back a lot faster than John Smith
The last Gun i bought, during the 2020 "summer of love" the background check took 3 weeks. I bought one in 2008 at a gun show and the dealer got an answer back with in a few minutes. He called it in.
Now some states and or cities have a waiting period on top of that. sometimes it depends what you're buying. bolt action riffles versus a hand gun or modern sporting riffle.
Nevada has no waiting period. California has a 10 day waiting period. I think (I could be wrong) you have to pass your background check before you can pay for the gun. and after you pay the waiting period starts.
It takes a year, multiple background checks, and like 4 vouchers for character to buy a pistol in NY state. Whether or not you were allowed to carry feels secondary to that issue.
So great precedent going forward but doesn't address the real issue
Really a year, or is that exaggeration?
Because I've seen gun rights advocates get mad even over 3 day waiting periods. A year seems completely mad.
No specific waiting period to buy the gun itself, but background checks etc before you are allowed a handgun permit easily takes 6 months if you're lucky. A year is not outside the realm of reasonable expectation here
That is crazy, I thought these background checks were basically instantaneous.
How come states like Texas can do them instantaneously? Or is just a criminal background check different from the NY style.
There's an FBI background check required for any gun purchase from any federally licensed dealer. During periods of low sales volumes its usually 10 minutes - 2 hours. depending on if your name is popular or not. Archimedes Link Usoro will have their background check come back a lot faster than John Smith The last Gun i bought, during the 2020 "summer of love" the background check took 3 weeks. I bought one in 2008 at a gun show and the dealer got an answer back with in a few minutes. He called it in.
Now some states and or cities have a waiting period on top of that. sometimes it depends what you're buying. bolt action riffles versus a hand gun or modern sporting riffle.
Nevada has no waiting period. California has a 10 day waiting period. I think (I could be wrong) you have to pass your background check before you can pay for the gun. and after you pay the waiting period starts.