Originally Posted by E150GT

I know on handguns its a 3 day waiting period. I was going to buy a small carbine at a gun show like the ones used in columbine. I was 16 and my mom was gonna buy it in her name, but they made her wait three days, and the gun show was only 2days. I believe it was because she was born in Japan to non US citzen parents. Thats the only thing I can think of. My dad bought me a Turkish 8mm Mauser at a gun show, and after about a 10 minute backround check on him, the gun was mine.