I think perhaps the process takes more time at some places then others. In Virginia the dealer does it all on line. Once the 4473 is completed by the buyer and the dealer, the dealer hops on the computer terminal and enters the information and hits send. Goes through the Va State Police and normally its a 5 minute process. If it gets hung up (which it often does for me, because of my previous life in the government) then the dealer calls me the next day and I swing by and pick up the gun.

Absolutely, the kick in the shorts is when the gun doesn't pass inspection and needs to be sent back and the dealer can't send it back to the individual as it needs to go to an FFL. That can turn into a giant pile of horse dung.

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