Doing an FBI/TBI Background Check on Oneself

[TylerM]

Question: Looki9ng to purchase a firearm and they require a background check.

Before I get denied for some stupid reason, how do I do a check on myself. Well, I know how to do it, but should I, or is it a good idea?

Thanks.

[KBCraig]

It's pretty easy to know if you're disqualified. Have you ever been convicted of a felony, been dishonorably discharged from military service, or renounced your U.S. citizenship? If so, you can't purchase. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence where the other person was an immediate family member (or "similarly situated to" a spouse, such as a live-in)? That's also a disqualifier.

Anything that will disqualify you on the background check, will be apparent if you fill out the 4473 truthfully. Here's a sample of the form, so you can see the questions asked:

http://www.atf.gov/forms/4473/

[TylerM]

No, No, No and.. Uh, No.

Okay, just checking. I don't want to be turned down and the rumor of that spread around town and threaten my job,. But seems not to be an issue.

After getting my car ripped apart over suspected weapons caches I was a bit unsure if I might have problems.

[d_goddard]

http://freestateblogs.net/nhgunfaq

Q: What do I have to do to buy a gun in New Hampshire?

A: Go to a gun store, a gun show, or a private party selling a gun, and give them money.

If you buy a gun from a Federal Firearms Licensee ("FFL") — that is, from a gun dealer/gun store, including from a licensed dealer at a gun show — federal laws apply to the purchase; in particular, you must be at least 18 years old to buy a rifle or shotgun from an FFL, and at least 21 years old to buy a handgun. Of course by law you can't possess a gun if you're a "prohibited person" — meaning someone who's been convicted of a felony, or who's been convicted of a misdemeanor "crime of domestic violence," or who falls into certain other categories as well. The FFL will conduct an "instant background check" by telephone to verify that you are not a "prohibited person."

[porcupine kate]

Here in VA you can have the state police do it for you for 8X the price and way longer than the NICS check.

If word of being denied purchase makes it around town, that's really screwing with your privacy.  Never buy anything there again.

We have a "one handgun per 30-day period" limit unless you have a concealed carry permit, so people regularly get denied because they need to wait another day or two.  No biggie.