Well, here goes:
I ordered a Springfield XD 9mm Service as a birthday present for myself earlier this month (first handgun). I had it shipped to my FFL in Maryland and it arrived very promptly (from TGSCOM of all places) on the 21st. Well, I made the hour drive to the FFL from Morgantown, WV, where I go to college, and filled in the novel-length packet of blank spaces that Maryland requires. Then, I found out yesterday that I had been denied, most likely for a juvenile charge for which I was adjudicated delinquent.
Obviously, I wasn't very happy when I found this out Monday, and I decided to change my residency to West Virginia. I am now having the XD shipped to a WV FFL today in hopes of picking it up Tomorrow or Friday. What started out as a bargain ($411 shipped brand new) now has me up to $490, which still isn't bad compared to local prices.
Now, I just have my fingers crossed that the NICS check comes back clean and I can finally take ownership of my first pistol! I have been researching the NICS process extensively, and it seems certain that neither WV, nor the Federal Govt hold juvenile offenses against applicants. However, as an adult, I have gotten two underage drinking citations (one about 3 years ago, and another about 2 years ago) as well as a misdemeanor possession charge 2 years ago, all of which have been dismissed.
I bought a shotgun when I was 19 (in WV while maintaining residence in MD) so it seems my juvenile record won't be influential, but my later-dismissed charges happened after the shotgun purchase. Does anyone think I will have a problem with the NICS check? I guess it doesn't really matter too much, seeing as how the process is going to happen regardless, but I'm hoping some of your words of wisdom will help reduce the amount of stress I'm currently experiencing.
To clear things up: I was a MD resident at first when trying to purchase the gun. I was denied, most likely due to juvenile offenses. I have since switched my residency to WV, where juvenile offenses are excluded from the disqualifying conditions. This post is mainly to gauge opinion on the effect of dismissed substance abuse charges that occurred between 2 and 3 years ago.
I ordered a Springfield XD 9mm Service as a birthday present for myself earlier this month (first handgun). I had it shipped to my FFL in Maryland and it arrived very promptly (from TGSCOM of all places) on the 21st. Well, I made the hour drive to the FFL from Morgantown, WV, where I go to college, and filled in the novel-length packet of blank spaces that Maryland requires. Then, I found out yesterday that I had been denied, most likely for a juvenile charge for which I was adjudicated delinquent.
Obviously, I wasn't very happy when I found this out Monday, and I decided to change my residency to West Virginia. I am now having the XD shipped to a WV FFL today in hopes of picking it up Tomorrow or Friday. What started out as a bargain ($411 shipped brand new) now has me up to $490, which still isn't bad compared to local prices.
Now, I just have my fingers crossed that the NICS check comes back clean and I can finally take ownership of my first pistol! I have been researching the NICS process extensively, and it seems certain that neither WV, nor the Federal Govt hold juvenile offenses against applicants. However, as an adult, I have gotten two underage drinking citations (one about 3 years ago, and another about 2 years ago) as well as a misdemeanor possession charge 2 years ago, all of which have been dismissed.
I bought a shotgun when I was 19 (in WV while maintaining residence in MD) so it seems my juvenile record won't be influential, but my later-dismissed charges happened after the shotgun purchase. Does anyone think I will have a problem with the NICS check? I guess it doesn't really matter too much, seeing as how the process is going to happen regardless, but I'm hoping some of your words of wisdom will help reduce the amount of stress I'm currently experiencing.
To clear things up: I was a MD resident at first when trying to purchase the gun. I was denied, most likely due to juvenile offenses. I have since switched my residency to WV, where juvenile offenses are excluded from the disqualifying conditions. This post is mainly to gauge opinion on the effect of dismissed substance abuse charges that occurred between 2 and 3 years ago.
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