something smells in this article. My friend was quite the hell raiser in his youth. I know for a fact he had been convicted a few times for possession. I took him out last month and he bought a mosin-nagant and passed his background check.
Was your friend a veteran? If not, that may be the deciding factor.
Perhaps the fact that the man denied his rights in this account *is* an army veteran is the true “red flag”?
Agree. Popped during his high school days? That should have been a juvenile conviction for a misdemeanor offense. Accordingly, the slate wipes clean at age 18, and shouldn’t even come up on an NCIC background query. I suspect he may have incorrectly answered Question 12 (c) of ATF Form 4473 by stating “yes.” Or, the same for question 12 (e).