Oh, man... I'm so disappointed, guys. I got the day off, went and got the money out of the bank for a new Marlin 60 and went around some shops. I visited two gun shops, one of which I couldn't find very easily, all with a headache and stomach cramps. I considered going home and doing it on the weekend but I really wanted my rifle. Both the gun shops had a, "Oh, we don't carry those," type of attitude.
So I went up to WalMart to see if they had a better price on it than BiMart. They didn't... But I thought, "Well, I'm here, I'll wait for the guy they called back here and get it here." And I waited... And I waited... And just as I decided to walk off the guy goes, "Oh, hey, were you waiting at sporting goods?" and so I just said, "Yeah, I was," and walked away.
Now I'm at BiMart, I tell the sales rep I want the Marlin 60 and right off she asks, "Is your address on your ID current?" :banghead: So off to the department of licensing. I stand in line for about 40 minutes, until finally a seat is available so I sit down. The woman across from me is telling us about how she had been there for three hours, got up to the desk and they couldn't renew her license because it was a CDL, and they made her take another number. I was next but I felt so bad I gave her my ticket instead. Still got out of there five minutes later, thought, "Man, maybe today isn't so bad afterall," because I really wasn't there that long.
So I get to the store, grab a case, some targets, and go up to the counter and fill out the form. While the sales rep is on the phone with the NICS I check out some ammo, pick out a pretty big bulk size box for about $15, feel really excited...
"Well, they denied it."
Of course I ask why and he tells me they don't tell them why, and he gives me a little pamphlet basically titled, "So you just got denied buying a rifle eh?" and I guess I've got to write to the friggin' FBI to find out what's going on.
I've got a pretty good idea though. A couple of years ago I lost my mother, went through a pretty depressed episode and got sent to the psychiatric ward at a hospital because I was "suicidal"--really a misunderstanding between the remaining family and I and the fact that I was already seeing a counselor for depression. Thing is it was an emergency measure (I've been told very clearly it is not supposed to be considered the same as a court-ordered, involuntary commission) and the attorney I spoke to at the hospital said it wouldn't effect my gun rights if I didn't appeal and just let the doctor evaluate me--which I did despite the fact that he was in another state and I would have to stay there for the weekend.. I was in on Friday and out on Monday. I still see this counselor to this day and even he said that it shouldn't have effected my gun rights, and he's had to do that for a couple of people--I even discussed buying this rifle with him.
So I've got the letter sent off to the FBI asking why they denied me. I'm hoping that there was just some kind of mix up, I have a very common last name. Or perhaps I have to go through some steps to restore my rights. I considered that this might have happened, but I guess in my determination with the rests of today's crap I just didn't expect to actually be denied.
I'm just really disappointed in not getting the rifle today, but I'm also a little bit worried... From what I know if you've been involuntarily committed by court order, you do not get your gun rights back--you can apply, but don't hold you're breath.
This is such a bummer.
So I went up to WalMart to see if they had a better price on it than BiMart. They didn't... But I thought, "Well, I'm here, I'll wait for the guy they called back here and get it here." And I waited... And I waited... And just as I decided to walk off the guy goes, "Oh, hey, were you waiting at sporting goods?" and so I just said, "Yeah, I was," and walked away.
Now I'm at BiMart, I tell the sales rep I want the Marlin 60 and right off she asks, "Is your address on your ID current?" :banghead: So off to the department of licensing. I stand in line for about 40 minutes, until finally a seat is available so I sit down. The woman across from me is telling us about how she had been there for three hours, got up to the desk and they couldn't renew her license because it was a CDL, and they made her take another number. I was next but I felt so bad I gave her my ticket instead. Still got out of there five minutes later, thought, "Man, maybe today isn't so bad afterall," because I really wasn't there that long.
So I get to the store, grab a case, some targets, and go up to the counter and fill out the form. While the sales rep is on the phone with the NICS I check out some ammo, pick out a pretty big bulk size box for about $15, feel really excited...
"Well, they denied it."
Of course I ask why and he tells me they don't tell them why, and he gives me a little pamphlet basically titled, "So you just got denied buying a rifle eh?" and I guess I've got to write to the friggin' FBI to find out what's going on.
I've got a pretty good idea though. A couple of years ago I lost my mother, went through a pretty depressed episode and got sent to the psychiatric ward at a hospital because I was "suicidal"--really a misunderstanding between the remaining family and I and the fact that I was already seeing a counselor for depression. Thing is it was an emergency measure (I've been told very clearly it is not supposed to be considered the same as a court-ordered, involuntary commission) and the attorney I spoke to at the hospital said it wouldn't effect my gun rights if I didn't appeal and just let the doctor evaluate me--which I did despite the fact that he was in another state and I would have to stay there for the weekend.. I was in on Friday and out on Monday. I still see this counselor to this day and even he said that it shouldn't have effected my gun rights, and he's had to do that for a couple of people--I even discussed buying this rifle with him.
So I've got the letter sent off to the FBI asking why they denied me. I'm hoping that there was just some kind of mix up, I have a very common last name. Or perhaps I have to go through some steps to restore my rights. I considered that this might have happened, but I guess in my determination with the rests of today's crap I just didn't expect to actually be denied.
I'm just really disappointed in not getting the rifle today, but I'm also a little bit worried... From what I know if you've been involuntarily committed by court order, you do not get your gun rights back--you can apply, but don't hold you're breath.
This is such a bummer.