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I see that you're in MO - now that Jason Bowers is apparently no longer with the NFA branch, I wonder if this "Becky" is the new examiner for that region. If so, she hasn't been in that role for long.
Just correct the mistake and move forward. If you're required to explain yourself to a supervisor, be respectful and apologetic. You don't really have any alternative course of action available, if you think about it. Nobody here can tell you if they're going to make your life difficult for being disrespectful to their staff, but common sense ought to make it clear that it was a bone-headed maneuver to begin with.
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I proofread the parts of the form that were my responsibility to fill out. There was nothing wrong with the sections I completed or with the sections my FFL filled out.
The angering part of this debacle is that I'm being punished by a government agency for another government agencies mistake. The proper thing would have been for this woman to call her fellow government agency and clear things up with them.
I need to learn patience and respect? These people are thieving me. They cashed my $200 check within a week. (A $200 tax on what is supposedly a constitutional right) Almost a half a year later, they tell me I can't have my firearm's safety feature because some bureaucrat with absolute authority over me messed up a minuscule and easily overlooked detail. Please excuse me if I don't have respect or a positive attitude for the Government thugs bending me over.
As for everyone else, thank you for the insight and advice. I'm going to write "chief of police" next to his name and send the papers back with an overzealous apology for losing my temper. I doubt that this could be considered forgery as I am not faking his signature. He actually signed the document. I'm just clarifying who the signature belongs to.
Thanks again, and please let me know if anyone else has something helpful to add![]()
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You may want to watch that movie "Anger Management". You seem way too spun up on this. The normal wait is about 6-9 months. Whether you agree with it or not is irrelevant and until the law is changed it is what it is.
If you are truly upset then write the Director of the BATFE and some politicians and let them know how you feel.
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I fully agree with you. I do get pretty worked up over political stuff. It's funny, because with every other aspect of my life I'm really laid back and peaceful. Gun rights and politics strike a nerve with me and I'm usually the person I upset the most. I wish they made an anti-anxiety medication that only kicked in when I had to deal with the government.
Such is life, I'm going to let my blood cool off and try to hit this issue tomorrow with a level head. Pissy people rarely get what they want by being an ass I suppose. lol
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The only thing you make better by being rude to a bureaucrat, is the chance that your file will magically float into the recycling bin.
Pick your battles, kiss whoever's ass you're required to kiss, get through it and live happily ever after.
Last edited by SMETNA; 11-20-12 at 02:55.
You need to direct your angst where it belongs, the politicians, activist judges and political appointees that make policy not GS5 Civil Servants. I can all but guarantee you Becky was simply following procedure and the law when you broke bad on her. This woman did not set out to screw you, you screwed yourself. Then you come here looking for advice and I give you some good advice which you blow off. Here is one more piece of advice. You don't have to be stupid but if you choose to be stupid you better learn to be tough. If you decide to not be stupid go back and re-read and heed my advice.
Exactly. Call her back and appologize for your verbal diarrhea. This poor woman is just like the rest of us; sitting in a tiny cube listening to bosses gripe and swamped with redundant tasks. The job sucks and they hear nothing but griping from applicants wanting to know whats taking soo long. The system is screwed up but it is what it is. Play the game and move on.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." -Benjamin Franklin
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