I'm in PA... this is a non-story and should be taken as a minor inconvenience. But, the CCRKBA has to take this stance because that's the name of the game when "protecting" constitutional rights... no holds-barred, no grey areas. Anything is an infringement. Never let up.

People need to take a knee sometimes. I'm sure the people who will b*tch the most already have 20 guns apiece anyway.

This should be a non-issue. I work for a software company and unfortunately, it takes time to implement a new system like this.

The fact that software systems are in need of occasional maintenance and upgrades is an inconvenience.

The infringement on the rights of the people occurred back when the background check (of any kind) was implemented in the first place.

Can you imagine having to go through background checks and waiting periods before joining a church? writing a blog? participating in a holiday parade? or speaking ill of your elected officials at the local pub? Then perhaps we should start treating the 2nd Amendment with the same reverence as we do the 1st.

... but now I'm preaching to the choir, aren't I?

I'm in PA, and have bought a firearm or two in the past 6 months. My biggest question is what is this automatic fingerprint ID software they're talkign about upgrading? Has anyone been asked for a print before running the check? I certainly never have.

Man, some of you guys are drinking tooooo much of the regime's kool-aid!
If they can shut it down for three days, they can shut it down for 3 weeks or 3 months or 3 years or.....

How is buying and owning a gun different from any of the items in question? Do you honestly believe that the same level of responsibility is required to own a hammer or a baseball bat, etc as there is for a gun? Why then do we not have baseball bat safes, and locks for our hammers so they can't be swung by the wrong person? I AM a gun owner, and clearly am nor arguing against gun ownership, but it's a little strange for me to read another gun owner claiming that owning a gun is the same as owning a hammer. Just because something is a legal product doesn't mean that there aren't further safety regulations. We have a drinking age, you have to have a drivers license and insurance to drive a car, etc, etc. It's not only applied to guns. More to the point, as i said before software updates and things of that nature are simply a fact of life in a computerized world. What would I say if I was told weeks in advance that I would have to wait 60 hours to by a car over certain dates? I would say, thanks for the warning, and would plan to buy my car either before those 60 hours started, or simply wait until after. It's not as if it's months.

I live in PA and although I think there is nothing to this...Im glad people here speak out and complain anytime our right to purchase guns is restricted for ANY reason.
When government starts nibbling away with restrictions, permits, fingerprints make no mistake....they are testing the waters for full gun control.
I know...I lived in NJ !

This is all BS. They managed perfectly well to do their background checks and paperwork for a long time before the system was relegated to computers for "instant" checks. There's no reason or excuse for shutting down gun sales or permit processing for three minutes, much less three days. We're being tested, don't doubt it for a second.

@dtbc333...

The check is instant, but that usually means within 5 to 20 minutes depending on the load on the system.

As for your apples to oranges question.. How is owning a gun any different than owning a car, hammer, baseball bat, knife, axe, bow and arrow? See where I am going here.. It is a LEGAL to own product. Just like any other. when was the last time you had to endure a background check and a suspension of said system, for updating when buying a car, baseball bat, hammer, etc.

Ownership of the product is not the problem. the misuse and behavior of someone is. I someone drives over a person in a car, killing them, or takes a baseball bat to another person bashing their head in, would you call for tighter controls on purchasing those items? how about a PICs check everytime you want to buy a new car, or hammer, etc..?

We live with the PICs begrudgingly, but having said that, the fact that is just HAS to be taken down, is frustrating.

How would you feel if you wanted to buy a new car on Monday and were told, sorry, the Instacheck system is down for the next 60 hours? the car companies would be up in arms, saying rightfully that the government was preventing them from engaging in their lawful business enterprise.