10 day wait peroid

[edgerly779]

What 10minute cooling period BP. Time challenged a bit are you? (LOL) Did you ever find a tricked up 10/22?

[tabascoz28]

I called my last store on that policy after noticing that on the receipt and they said you can still pick it up down to the minute. It's just on their receipt because some people (enough to make a policy) are unreasonable and get mad when they have to wait for the actual law. I have another store that prints out the exact date and time and they highlight it for you.

Funny thing is, when I went to pick it up one of the newer store clerks called me on it and I said I called in advance and that your policy is 11 for our protection. Another clerk was quick to correct the new worker but the worker didn't look pleased to have me contradict him.

[edgerly779]

Every dros in Ca has the start and earliest pick up date on the top of form.

[ACfixer]

they make a policy that affects everyone just because of the few who don't understand what a 240 hour wait period is

i think Big 5 used to do an 11 day wait too - sigh

Yep, the firearms section manager told me he's get people in his showroom pitching a fit like a 3 year old because he wouldn't release a gun that still had an hour or three left on the DROS. Causing a scene and cussin' up a storm. They seriousy thought it was Bass Pro doing it to them and not the state.

[G. Freeman]

Because of DST you have to add an extra hour.

[M1NM]

The problem is many people who bought at 4pm show up at 10am on the 10th day. They are told to come back after 4pm and waste more time pleading to get it now. Easier just to say come back on day 11. The new DROS system that prints out date & time makes it more foolproof but not idiot proof.

[tabascoz28]

Because of DST you have to add an extra hour.

I had one pickup on the 29th of Feb, it did worry me a little that something might go wrong and the system wouldn't recognize a leap year day...

[heidad01]

Your Dros paper has (top left corner) date and time after which you can pick up. This was added more than a few years ago. Prior to that, illiterate FFLs and counter clerks who could not figure out "240 hours from now" just counted eleven on their fingers.

If your dros is approved, the Store is Open, and your Dros paper shows pick up time = 1 minute ago, you can go pick up your gun. No FFL can argue with that.

[edgerly779]

^^^ Exactly.

[DrewN]

I'm so ingrained to 11, I never think about going in on day 10.

[Kickstand]

The DROS paperwork has...



Earliest deliver date and time.

Latest deliver date and time....


Daylight savings time can play a roll?

[TAS]

Whether it is 10 or 11 days, it doesn't really bother me. Like others have said, many FFL's have a standing policy to make it 11 days for reasons mentioned.

What bothers me is that this is for EVERY purchase. The intent of the waiting period is to have a 10 day cooling off period. With this logic though, the waiting period should only be for the first firearm purchase. All other subsequent purchases should be instantaneous.

Democrats are always talking about common sense gun control. There's no common sense at all, especially here in CA.

[keith1911]

It's a scam. if they can do the ammo background check in 5 minutes there's no reason why they can't do this background check in 5 minutes. I don't buy into the whole 10-minute cooling off period for suicide prevention

I just picked up a new SP-01 on 2/28 and they handed me a note with the suicide prevention info on it in English and Spanish. Asked they guy, this new for this year and he said yeah.

[plumbum]

I just picked up a new SP-01 on 2/28 and they handed me a note with the suicide prevention info on it in English and Spanish. Asked they guy, this new for this year and he said yeah.

Yeah, these flyers were mentioned before, some kind of local ordinance to shame you for buying a firearm.

[mikeyr]

my LGS has told me, I can pick up when the DROS paper says I can, but he always tells people 11 days because some people show up before the time on the paperwork on the 10th day and get mad.