NYS Ammo background checks - going any better??

FP1201 · Oct 30, 2026

I'm curious as well...I've had 4473's done and they do seem to go faster for me, but I've yet to have one done for ammo or black powder guns...
at its inception, there were multiple denials for people whom shouldn't have be, especially those with Badges.

RedBreast21 · Oct 30, 2026

So I did it once just so I wouldn't be talking out my ass when it came to commenting on the matter. The systems sucks. It took hours to get a response for my purchase. You can get pulled over and cleared by a LEO in less time. Given today's networking technology, IMHO, the system has been designed to perform exactly as it does. :beer:

byron · Oct 30, 2026

2WheelGnnr said:
Reading up I didnt realize NY drop federal NICS for Guns too...I thought ny system was for ammo only....Im so stupid I shoulda Known..........why NY always think they can do something better.....then again they just wanted to collect all the info.

they didn't drop the NICS
The Mechanism: The New York State Police act as the intermediary. They receive the transfer application, query federal NICS databases on the backend, check state-level databases, and return a "Proceed," "Pending," or "Denied" decision to the dealer

FP1201 · Oct 30, 2026

byron said:
they didn't drop the NICS
The Mechanism: The New York State Police act as the intermediary. They receive the transfer application, query federal NICS databases on the backend, check state-level databases, and return a "Proceed," "Pending," or "Denied" decision to the dealer

But the NICS System is NOT used for Ammunition and Muzzleloaders (Federally forbidden) instead it pulls from NYSP via Tyler Technologies in Texas. There are two systems in use by NY which is why guns go through one at $9.00 and ammunition through the other at $2.50 (cost) each.

byron · Oct 31, 2026

FP1201 said:
But the NICS System is NOT used for Ammunition and Muzzleloaders (Federally forbidden) instead it pulls from NYSP via Tyler Technologies in Texas. There are two systems in use by NY which is why guns go through one at $9.00 and ammunition through the other at $2.50 (cost) each.

That's correct. What I was getting at for all other guns they did not drop it

Robin · Oct 31, 2026

Black powder muzzleloaders is my main interest in guns. I can no longer trade freely, I refuse to go to an FFL for this nonsense, so I guess I'm done.
Hate is a terrible thing to carry in ones heart, but they have succeeded in igniting those damnable coals, I hate this fucking shit hole state.
Robin

Zerex · Oct 31, 2026

Total disarmament is the CCP/Hochul/Democrats goal................you cannot have a CCP takeover, if the people can resist in ways, that put CCP Occupation troops at risk, and eliminate their dreams of retuning home with loot and booty, to their household.

It is as simple as that.

Grimscale · Nov 2, 2026

I have, reluctantly, utilized the NYS ammo background check as I sorely needed ammo for competition and didn't have time to drive 3 hours for the alternative.

1st time, while buying a new gun, ammo check went right through instantly.
2nd time, just buying ammo, resulted in a 20 minute delay.

While I love New York State for the scenery and most of the people I meet, I would not be upset to find out Albany was crushed under a meteor and NYC sadly drifted off and sank in the Atlantic.

S&W Fan · Nov 5, 2026

I’ve Never used the ammo back round check and Never intend to .
I roll All of my own pistol calibers with a good friend of mine so there’s that. I don’t reload any rifle calibers at the moment or shotgun but if I’m in need I’ll Make the time to drive out of state no matter what. Fuck this state. I also keep a running list of calibers that I’m getting low on and pick them up when I visit my daughter and granddaughter in NC.

Saltwater60 · Tuesday at 1:28 PM

I just buy it all on other states when I travel. I visit 3-5 other states yearly and just buy there

FP1201 · Tuesday at 1:50 PM

The buying out of State works around a problem that We The People of this State should be diametrically opposing and working to reascend, but we're selfish bastards and so long as we get ours, everyone else is their problem...witnessed it before with Handgun Licenses applications: somebody bitches and complains, cites State Law and get's their Licenses approved and instead of the "problem" being fixed, the government lubed the squeaky wheel and went back to how they did things before, thereby fucking the next guy..."I got mine, so I don't care."

NYS Ammo background checks - going any better??

2WheelGnnr

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FP1201

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RedBreast21

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2WheelGnnr

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byron

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FP1201

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byron

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Robin

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Zerex

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Grimscale

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S&W Fan

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Saltwater60

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FP1201

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