My question was concerning my certificate not being with the documents I sent worth my appeal, or how much luck has been had with the appeal process in general.
First off, I doubt there is much
luck involved with the NICS Appeal Section, it's just not in their DNA
If what you mean is outcomes, I did successfully appeal a denied transfer. I was very careful to send them everything I could possibly imagine them wanting in order for them to see things my way.
Here is the problem with the process: NICS is not required to continue any back and forth with a denied person. They say no, you ask why, they send you a letter stating in general terms which one of the federal reasons was invoked, you send them your fingerprints so they know it's really you, along with any information you believe led them to the wrong conclusion.
At this point, from what I've been able to ascertain, they only care about three things: 1) are you the person they identified and, and if you are 2) is the information they have about you prohibitive and, if it is 3) have you provided them with new information that will override, counteract or replace the record in such a way for them to conclude you are no longer, or never were prohibited.
If the denied person fails to provide item 3) above, NICS will simply say the case was not made, the decision stands, case closed. They are not bound by law to give the person another crack at it.
Of course, the person can buy another chance by arranging for another denial I suppose. Or, start a separate process to get their FBI record corrected, not something that NICS gets involved with.
There may be some good news however, these denials take months, maybe six months. I believe if you were to get the information they need to rule in your favor and send it to them, being certain to reference the denial NTN, it will get added to the file before the reviewer gets around to work on it.
How fast can you drive to the courthouse?