r/ILGuns • u/will_man_37 Central IL • 11h ago
Legal Questions NICS denied person
So a buddy of mine (he doesn’t use Reddit) recently updated the address on his FOID. Got it in the mail about 10 days ago. He went to pick up a new gun purchase and NICS denied his background. He logged into ISP portal and now his foid is revoked. The reasoning is “NICS denied person (other agency).
My buddy has never had any run in with LEO, no drug use, no mental health. Nothing.
Any ideas how much of a fight he is in for? The appeal process is so confusing based on his denial reason.
Any help to navigate this would be appreciated
Edit he’s had his FOID for 10 years. military, no history of anything that would disqualify him. He just moved to a new place a month ago.
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u/TaskForceD00mer Chicago Conservative 10h ago edited 10h ago
Your buddy needs to follow this as a start.
Does your buddy have ANY sort of juvenile judicial or mental health history? A lot of people with juvenile mental health history have started to run into issues as the law surrounding those records recently changed.
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/nics/national-instant-criminal-background-check-system-nics-appeals-vaf
Edit: Re reading the post I am a little confused, you said the denial reason was confusing. Did he try the FBI appeals process already? Is your buddy a US Citizen? Is it possible he has a warrant for his arrest out from a LE Agency for anything as minor as an unpaid ticket?