FBI Sued For Not Bothering to Process NCIS Appeals

By John Falkenberg

Every now and then, a NICS check will get denied for a reason that’s not legitimate. It could be that a criminal has stolen someone’s identity, or something as simple as a bad guy having a similar name as a law-abiding citizen. No system is perfect.

That’s why the FBI should be examining NICS appeals — which they just decided to quit doing in late 2015, at least for some, according to a legal complaint lodged by Stamboulieh Law, PLLC.

Take a look at their statement to the press below:

The FBI simply must fix its NICS appeals system. After it was reported that the FBI stopped processing firearms denials in early 2016, we filed a FOIA for that information. It was recently received. We have had at least a hundred people contact us to help vindicate their rights in court. So, today we filed a lawsuit on behalf of five individual plaintiffs from across the country that were erroneously denied their firearms purchase. Of interest, there are two suppressor denials in here as well. The Complaint is attached for your review. We will update the public as we receive more information.

We have also alleged that …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation