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Hello Dean,

I have a rather simple question please, once a individual acquires there Relief of Disabilities Certificate (without restrictions) how long will it take the NICS to update their data base, so there will be no denial when the check is ran? Thanks!

Answer
While it's not a Second Amendment question, it's an interesting one to which I don't know the answer.

I suspect that a prospective firearms purchaser would have to initiate a "Voluntary Appeal File" for NICS to access through the UPIN procedure, and go this route until the Relief of Disabilities status has flushed though the system.

Your best bet would be to contact the FBI's NICS Customer Service section at 1-877-444-6427 and obtain further information from them.  

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Dean Speir

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I can answer questions about Handguns, Rifles, Ammunition, the Firearms Industry, the "gunzine game," practical accessories for self-defense (CCW) handguns; rumor control on firearms myths, errata on the "gunshop grapevine."

I am NOT an Attorney, and nothing I provide here should be relied upon as legal advice. Therefore, please do NOT make inquiries about Criminal Justice issues... this is the Second Amendment topic.

Nor do I do "Private Consultations." Want to made it "private," retain an attorney.

Experience

25 years practical and competitive hangunning; 26 years in the firearms industry; 15 years writing for the gunzines, including 4½ years as Industry Editor for The New Gun Week; maintainer of www.thegunzone.com.

Organizations
Life Member, NRA

Publications
Guns Magazine, Combat Handguns, Petersen's Handguns, American Handgunner, The New Gun Week, Gun & Shooter, American Handgunner, Shooting Industry, American Firearms Industry, Machine Gun News, Practical Shooting International, Law Enforcement Techology, Police Product News, The American Guardian, The Shotgun News, Visier (Germany) and various DBI Books.

Education/Credentials
BA in English Graduate Lethal Force Institute Graduate Gunsite Graduate Defensive Training Institute

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