Record gun sales

[Ichiban]

OK, here is the explanation on a four or five day wait for NICS. NICS can delay for only 3 (business) days, period. So lets say you come into my shop tomorrow (Friday) and I do your paperwork and I receive a delay on your transaction.  Friday is day zero, Saturday and Sunday are not business days. Monday is day one. Tuesday is a holiday so it doesn't count. Wednesday is day two and Thursday is day three. So, if NICS doesn't call back I can legally sell you the gun on Friday, Jan. 4.  That is how the system works.

It is the shear volume of applications that are swamping the system.  The Colorado NICS system has crashed several time because of it.

This article is from the beginning of the madness.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22208917/colorado-gun-background-checks-break-records

The surge after the massacre surprised CBI officials, who said the office wasn't adequately staffed to deal with demand. The situation soon created a backlog and increasingly long wait times for potential gun buyers waiting for check results.

So many background checks were submitted the process that normally usually takes minutes turned into wait times of more than 15 hours.

"We had to call in extra staff," Medina said. "The wait times were high."

[billt]

It is the shear volume of applications that are swamping the system.  The Colorado NICS system has crashed several time because of it.

True. If you look at the bulk of the crashes and failures of the NICS, (they do happen quite frequently), they occur on weekends when gun show traffic, and new gun sales are at their highest volume. It's always been an electronically fragile system that needs much improvement.

[billt]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=323544149

WASR 10's selling for $1,625.00. Don't people have any financial common sense? Most likely the same guy who "couldn't afford one" last month.

[JoeG]

Stopped by my local GS yesterday and they have bare shelves! They told me they sold their last 2 lowers for $700 each! They seemed tired of the panic even though  they have sold everything they can. Made the comment that they could have charged even more and still sold them.

It is funny how folks have time to panic but can't change the politics of this by voting!

[blackwolfe]

One local gun shop was closed today, not sure why, maybe for a long holiday weekend.  They have been extremely busy lately and didn't have much left in stock other than "hunter" type firearms.

Forgot to add that another place had a 20 gauge Saiga left and a used Mini 14 for $720 two days ago,  Told him i was surprised he still had the Mini and informed him what they were selling for on Gunbroker.  I think he was going to list it there.

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[Frosty]

It is funny how folks have time to panic but can't change the politics of this by voting![/quote]
Yup - it's funny yet very sad when you think about it
Haven't had time to check out my local shops but paper said that their are now over 11,000 CBI background checks waiting for clearance, they are asking the state for more $$$ to add more people to their staff to get the log jam cleared. Said part of the problem is the FBI's site is only up 6 hrs. of the day. Craziness, the news has shown pics of people showing off their new AR's by the Christmas tree.

[Ichiban]

CO is experiencing a melt down of the system and a 7 day wait for 4473s to clear.

http://www.9news.com/news/article/307389/222/CBI-wants-500K-to-handle-gun-background-checks

The wait time now has stretched to nearly seven days as the CBI struggles with the backlog of more than 11,000 applications.

[billt]

This is enough to make the most fearless liberal think twice about voting "YEA" for anything that Feinstein puts out there. Getting this thing passed is going to be like trying to sell a glass of water to a drowning man.

[JLawson]

I've been waiting to use this...


>>>>>>>  NEWS ALERT<<<<<<<<

Due to unprecedented demand, the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has suffered a catastrophic systems failure.  All available resources are being diverted to repair this resource necessary for purchasing any firearm in America.  We apologize for any inconvenience this service disruption represents, however, all firearm purchases are suspended until further notice.

P.S.
Just making sure everyone understands... this is NOT a real news announcement.

[crusader rabbit]

Buddy just got his CCW.  Bought a Glock at an elevated price.  Yesterday he decided he needed some extra mags.  Local GS sold him the last 2 at $50 each.

Sheesh,

Crusader