Some perfectly qualified gun buyers/owners do not pass Instantcheck. If such a person sold a gun out of state, it was refused by the buyer, returned to an FFL holder, that person couldn't get his own gun back. You may question my statement, but some states, (PA is an example), have arbitrary criteria for Instantcheck that prevents some perfectly qualified gun owners from passing the Instantcheck. Walt's situation may be caused by the pawnshop rules that exist in at least my county in Maryland. If a gun shop or pawn shop receives a gun from a private individual, he must report it to the police, hold it for a certain period of time before he can dispose of it. That supposedly gives the police some time to determine whether it has been reported stolen. That is why a dealer in my county cannot legally transfer a gun immediately if he has not received it from an FFL.
