mkl
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I was just reading a thread on another forum (thehighroad) and there is some discussion over if in Virginia having a security clearance, being a LEO, or another job that has extensive background checks will always cause a delay.
Now...I know from my purchasing history that just having a DOD clearance does not cause me to get delays. I have had one delay in several years of buying firearms. However, that one delay was the first check after my security clearance level changed. At the time the gun store clerk said that he seemed to think that security clearances caused delays. I have never had a delay since, so obviously security clearance does not equal a delay 100% of the time, or even most of the time for me. So am I just lucky?
Is the "security clearance" causes delays just a rumor or is there anything to it? Anyone have a place with detailed information about what databases get checked or what the procedure is that could shed some light on this?
I was just reading a thread on another forum (thehighroad) and there is some discussion over if in Virginia having a security clearance, being a LEO, or another job that has extensive background checks will always cause a delay.
Now...I know from my purchasing history that just having a DOD clearance does not cause me to get delays. I have had one delay in several years of buying firearms. However, that one delay was the first check after my security clearance level changed. At the time the gun store clerk said that he seemed to think that security clearances caused delays. I have never had a delay since, so obviously security clearance does not equal a delay 100% of the time, or even most of the time for me. So am I just lucky?
Is the "security clearance" causes delays just a rumor or is there anything to it? Anyone have a place with detailed information about what databases get checked or what the procedure is that could shed some light on this?