Wow. I knew that there were such rules, but having to have references I didn’t know. That completely sucks.
Obviously you only give references for people in your circle that believe in 2nd amendment rights.
The process takes up to two months to complete, they told me. I'll be finding out.
I think they sandbagged me though. I wanted a shotgun for shooting trap and when I turned in the forms the old lady at the desk said "why, you didn't check the box for handguns! You won't be able to purchase one, you know. Don't you want to check that, just in case you decide to buy one?" She talked me into it and I'm worried that she put me on a different, tighter process which is more restrictive. We'll see.