Hello-
I've enjoyed reading this forum while staying in the background. Hope you'll all forgive my first post being a request for helpful information.
Today I received a call telling me that my firearm purchase that was delayed yesterday was finally denied. Coincidentally, my Georgia Weapons Carry License (GWCL) that I had applied for two weeks ago arrived in the mail today soon after I received the denial call.
I last purchased a firearm about ten months ago with no problems. Since then I've had one speeding ticket for which I paid a fine with no license points. We have also moved into a new home in the same county during that time. I've had no arrests, no misdemeanors, no felonies.
Why am I denied a purchase while issued a license? I believe that Georgia checks the same database used by licensed gun dealers. I've filled out the FBI NICS appeal paperwork, and planned to get fingerprinted to send into the appeals office next week. Now that I've received the license, I wonder if I should present it to move forward with any purchases and not worry about getting fingerprinted again. Or should I try to clear this up, either through NICS or through a local LE agency, in case there is something on my record resulting from identity theft?
Ideas/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I've enjoyed reading this forum while staying in the background. Hope you'll all forgive my first post being a request for helpful information.
Today I received a call telling me that my firearm purchase that was delayed yesterday was finally denied. Coincidentally, my Georgia Weapons Carry License (GWCL) that I had applied for two weeks ago arrived in the mail today soon after I received the denial call.
I last purchased a firearm about ten months ago with no problems. Since then I've had one speeding ticket for which I paid a fine with no license points. We have also moved into a new home in the same county during that time. I've had no arrests, no misdemeanors, no felonies.
Why am I denied a purchase while issued a license? I believe that Georgia checks the same database used by licensed gun dealers. I've filled out the FBI NICS appeal paperwork, and planned to get fingerprinted to send into the appeals office next week. Now that I've received the license, I wonder if I should present it to move forward with any purchases and not worry about getting fingerprinted again. Or should I try to clear this up, either through NICS or through a local LE agency, in case there is something on my record resulting from identity theft?
Ideas/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.