NICS specialist prevents illegal gun sale

By Christen Smith

A liaison specialist working in the FBI’s background check e-system halted three illegal gun transfers last year.
An specialist processing applications through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System caught the attempted purchases Nov. 8, just eight days after police arrested the buyer for illegal possession of marijuana and methamphetamine.
According to an agency press release, the buyer submitted one background check on Oct. 28 and two on Nov. 8. The first of the transactions was approved Nov. 1, while a second remained in “delay” status when the agent received the third application. After requesting the the buyer’s arrest report from Oct. 30, the FBI agent learned police seized an additional firearm during the incident. His admitted drug possession, likewise, disqualified him from gun ownership, according to the release.
The specialist denied the latter two purchases and revoked the Nov. 1 approval — the dealer had not yet transferred the gun in that case.
“This incident demonstrates how quickly an individual’s eligibility to purchase a firearm can change,” the agency said Monday.
It’s a rarity for the FBI to divulge specifics behind successful background check denials. More than 1.6 million disqualifying records were added into the federal background check system index in 2016, giving agents the

Source: Guns.com