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I usually purchase my pistols from a place called Discount Gun Sales (DGS) here in Seattle (Kirkland actually). Their prices are competitive, and their service is excellent.

Recently however, I went looking for a Ruger Blackhawk, and they did not have what I wanted at DGS, and they told me it would take then quite a while to get one through their distributors. So I went to Sportsmans Warehouse in Federal Way, WA.

I buy the gun on a Sunday. We have a 7 day waiting period here in Washington, but the waiting period is really up to 7 days. It could potentially clear earlier, but more often than not, the local sherrifs dept. that does the backgroud check never responds, and the guy dealer is allowed to releases the gun after 5 business days if they do not hear anything.

So last Saturday roles around, and I want my gun. I give them a call, and they tell me that the gun as not clear yet. I'm disappointed, but I'm also insanely busy, so I don't think to much of it. The week starts, and I am now swamped. I remember on Tuesday, and call, and I get the same response. "It has not cleared" WTF?

So I call my regular dealer today, and ask him what could be going on. He tells me the only reason they would be holding the gun is if the sherriffs department had asked them to, otherwise, they should have released the gun after 5 days. Now I'm a bit freaked out. I have never even been arrested. So I call Sportsmans Warehouse, and ask them point blank if the gun is being held. After being on hold for 18 minutes the idiot comes back on the line, and explains that there is not a hold, and that he just spoke to his manager, and they figured out that it would be ok to release the gun, and the proceeds to tell me about the law. I cut him off and tell him that I know the f*cking law, and I sure wish they did, considering that their an FFL!!!!!!

What they hell is that about? Do they even bother to train the employees?

I'm a little irritated with myself that I let this go on so long, but I have been jammed beyond belief with work.

Moral of this story I: BE TRUE TO YOUR GUN DEALER.

Moral of this story II: Get your CCP so you don't have to deal with this crap.