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I have a question regarding the purchase of a firearms. I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL? at the time I didn't have it so I said no. Now here''s the question, would having a CHL allow me to skip the background check conducted by the store?

bones281 wrote:I have a question regarding the purchase a firearms. I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL? at the time I didn't have it so I said no. Now here''s the question, would having a CHL allow me to skip the background check conducted by the store?

Yes. You still have to fill out the 4473 form, but they do not have to call in and do a NICS check on you. All they do is put your CHL number on the form.

Keith B wrote:

bones281 wrote:I have a question regarding the purchase a firearms. I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL? at the time I didn't have it so I said no. Now here''s the question, would having a CHL allow me to skip the background check conducted by the store?

Yes. You still have to fill out the 4473 form, but they do not have to call in and do a NICS check on you. All they do is put your CHL number on the form.

Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

GeekwithaGun wrote:

Keith B wrote:

bones281 wrote:I have a question regarding the purchase a firearms. I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL? at the time I didn't have it so I said no. Now here''s the question, would having a CHL allow me to skip the background check conducted by the store?

Yes. You still have to fill out the 4473 form, but they do not have to call in and do a NICS check on you. All they do is put your CHL number on the form.

Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I always ask the stores policy before purchasing. I have a very common name and share the same name and birth date with a convicted felon who lives in the NE. In the past this has resulted in delays that I refuse to tolerate. If the store wants to call it in after seeing my CHL I simply choose to shop elsewhere.

My guess is the Bloomberg/Holder/Moms cosa nostra is actively trying to plug this.

Redneck_Buddha wrote:My guess is the Bloomberg/Holder/Moms cosa nostra is actively trying to plug this.

Nah, bigger fish to fry.

GeekwithaGun wrote:Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I would tell them they would not be getting my business.
I've personally never ran into that situation though.

poppo wrote:

GeekwithaGun wrote:Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I would tell them they would not be getting my business.
I've personally never ran into that situation though.

I've bought a lot of guns and I've never run across anyone who wanted to call in after seeing my CHL.

EEllis wrote:

poppo wrote:

GeekwithaGun wrote:Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I would tell them they would not be getting my business.
I've personally never ran into that situation though.

I've bought a lot of guns and I've never run across anyone who wanted to call in after seeing my CHL.

Shoot smart did it to me, the girl said my dl didn't match address on chl never asked about it just ran off closed door and called it in, when i pointed out after the fact her response was "oh". That irritated me off a bit. So I just wont buy a gun there again.

suthdj wrote:

EEllis wrote:

poppo wrote:

GeekwithaGun wrote:Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I would tell them they would not be getting my business.
I've personally never ran into that situation though.

I've bought a lot of guns and I've never run across anyone who wanted to call in after seeing my CHL.

Shoot smart did it to me, the girl said my dl didn't match address on chl never asked about it just ran off closed door and called it in, when i pointed out after the fact her response was "oh". That irritated me off a bit. So I just wont buy a gun there again.

Since they are supposed to match, I wonder if that's why she called it in.

C-dub wrote:

suthdj wrote:

EEllis wrote:

poppo wrote:

GeekwithaGun wrote:Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I would tell them they would not be getting my business.
I've personally never ran into that situation though.

I've bought a lot of guns and I've never run across anyone who wanted to call in after seeing my CHL.

Shoot smart did it to me, the girl said my dl didn't match address on chl never asked about it just ran off closed door and called it in, when i pointed out after the fact her response was "oh". That irritated me off a bit. So I just wont buy a gun there again.

Since they are supposed to match, I wonder if that's why she called it in.

They did match, so either she paid no attention, or lied.

suthdj wrote:

C-dub wrote:

suthdj wrote:

EEllis wrote:

poppo wrote:

GeekwithaGun wrote:Yes, but some stores will always run a BG Check -

I would tell them they would not be getting my business.
I've personally never ran into that situation though.

I've bought a lot of guns and I've never run across anyone who wanted to call in after seeing my CHL.

Shoot smart did it to me, the girl said my dl didn't match address on chl never asked about it just ran off closed door and called it in, when i pointed out after the fact her response was "oh". That irritated me off a bit. So I just wont buy a gun there again.

Since they are supposed to match, I wonder if that's why she called it in.

They did match, so either she paid no attention, or lied.

Sorry, you didn't clarify that they did match. You only said that she said they didn't.

bones281 wrote:I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL

The most likely reason they asked is if you have a CHL they don't have to run the NICS check, so it saves them time and effort.

There may be other reasons but I don't know what those might be. I only know that now that I have a CHL I will always volunteer it to the checker so they don't have to "run me". All they have to do then is keep the form in their file (for 20 years).

I too have a common name and used to give my SSN on the 4473--now of course I never will again.

TomsTXCHL wrote:

bones281 wrote:I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL

The most likely reason they asked is if you have a CHL they don't have to run the NICS check, so it saves them time and effort.

There may be other reasons but I don't know what those might be. I only know that now that I have a CHL I will always volunteer it to the checker so they don't have to "run me". All they have to do then is keep the form in their file (for 20 years).

I too have a common name and used to give my SSN on the 4473--now of course I never will again.

Some places run a background check regardless of CHL (I think Academy still has this policy, right?)

Your best bet is to find a dealer that not only accepts your CHL, but will give you a transfer discount if you're a CHL holder.

I wonder who does that?

OldCannon wrote:

TomsTXCHL wrote:

bones281 wrote:I recently went to buy a new handgun and I has asked if I had a CHL

The most likely reason they asked is if you have a CHL they don't have to run the NICS check, so it saves them time and effort.

There may be other reasons but I don't know what those might be. I only know that now that I have a CHL I will always volunteer it to the checker so they don't have to "run me". All they have to do then is keep the form in their file (for 20 years).

I too have a common name and used to give my SSN on the 4473--now of course I never will again.

Some places run a background check regardless of CHL (I think Academy still has this policy, right?)

Your best bet is to find a dealer that not only accepts your CHL, but will give you a transfer discount if you're a CHL holder.

I wonder who does that?

Academy didn't make the call when I bought a gun last week.