I asked him what takes 90 days? He explained that NICS is only a small part of the process, they do database checks of local arrest history, court records, mental health records check among others. I'm a resident, not sure if non-resident apps are different.
I wish on their web page, they would publish an explaination of the process and maybe a daily or weekly ticker indicating latest date completed. I think that might make their life a little easier.
. NACI doesn't take that long, even if you use broadest possible domestic or protective orders. It does NOT include credit, employment, education, character checks. Nor, contrary to what you were told, including include checking any medical records unless a) you were some how adjudicated on mental health , or b) you check off #17 box saying you have non-adjudicated mental health problems.
In short all of it is computerized and none of it involves any correspondence back and forth.
The only correspondence back and forth for verification would be verification of your training. And the now abandoned "good cause."
If you took different training than DC's certified courses, ok, they may have to chase that up and may have to make a subjective determination.
But if you took DC's training, and are not making a "good cause" claim there is no way that anything they are doing would take more than 15 to 30 days. The 90 days could have in the past be said to be needed to show and investigate good cause, or some health related thing you checked off yourself.
Again I think this is obvious this is foot dragging. I do not think it is the guys and gals at the MPD office, but direction from above to make it take as long as possible.
This intentional foot dragging is nothing new. In DC if you apply for a revision of your property tax assessment, if they refuse they will tell you in 20, 30, 40 days. If they are going to rule in your favor they do it exactly on the 90th day