Buying a gun can be a drawn out process or it can be extremely easy. If you're in a NICS Exemption State then it gets very easy. Regardless of what you may have heard, every single new gun is subject to a background check when it leaves a licensed dealer. I explain what the exemption is and how it isn't actually skipping a check.
ATF Permanent Brady Permit Chart:
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulat...
Resolution Card:
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/n...
Appeals Information:
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nic...
General Delay Information:
https://www.atf.gov/file/61086/download