background check

[Heavyduty]

what happens if you dont pass a background check when purchasing a firearm. do you get your money back or?

 

[Heavyduty]

ahh. i was just wondering and didnt see it posted anywhere.
thx. ive got me chl and passed but didnt know.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Once you have the CHL, there ARE no more "background checks". Show the license, fill out the 4473, and take the gun home.

 

[Heavyduty]

not in my case. i have the Utah permit because of child support arrears. but i just found out that i can still get my Texas chl because im am current on the arrears.
Kinda goofy. So im going to schedule my class soon.

 

[txinvestigator]

MANY dealers have you pay, the run the NICS. Keeps the NICS for being used as just a background check system. If you are denied, you are refunded immediately

Heavyduty, arrears is not a problem in Texas, being adjudged to be finally delinquent is a problem.

 

[Heavyduty]

will i need to get any paper work from AG's or will they know from the background check?

 

[Texas1911]

not to contradict, just add my experiences - cabelas, shooters club, bass pro shop, and alpine shooting ranges have had me fill out the form and them call it in before i pay for the item(s)
would this be just to limit the amount of total transactions the store does...? i.e. limiting the amounts of credits they issue..?

It's a hassle to do 4473s for sales that are a maybe. Frankly, I'd rather not deal with people that are questionable about passing the NICS check. The Texas CHL has additional requirements that are kinda goofy in my opinion, but NICS is pretty straightforward.

This helps to avoid all the little thugs, pot heads, and bangers that want you to do a "background check" on them so they know they can get a gun.

 

[Texas1911]

ahh, didn't think about that aspect of it...

makes sense. appreciate the info.

There are people with legitimate mistakes in life that will buy the gun, and then do the NICS check. I've had people get denied, and I've had people get approved, and I've also had plenty of questionable individuals give up buying a gun from me because they "don't want to lose their money".

Fact is, I don't tell them upfront that they can get their money back for that exact reason. It's more of a faith test than anything. I can rely on two facts:

1.) All people like to keep their money.
2.) All people know where they've been and what they've done.

It's self-regulating in large. Is it fool-proof? No, but I don't make people do stupid things like get DWIs, beat up their old lady, smoke pot, etc. either.

 

[majormadmax]

I gotta say, having a CHL and forgoing all this crap is mighty nice! Kudos to the person that thought that one through...

Cheers! M2

 

[bikerbill]

Just got a new gun at McBride's in Austin; they ran the check before I paid, CHL meant I was in and out in 15 minutes ...

 

[txinvestigator]

Just got a new gun at McBride's in Austin; they ran the check before I paid, CHL meant I was in and out in 15 minutes ...

If you you used a CHL they didn't need to run the check. ??????????

 

[ohhrico1969]

If you don't have a CHL, do they check every single time you purchase?

 

[TheDan]

Yep

 

[Texas1911]

If you don't have a CHL, do they check every single time you purchase?

Yes.

 

[TexasRedneck]

If you you used a CHL they didn't need to run the check. ??????????

I think his point was how his CHL speeded up the process...although he's a slow writer - I can "clear" a transaction in under 10 minutes......<G>