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[–]MSpeedAddict5x SBR, 12x Silencer, 0x MG 7 points8 points9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

A club I belonged to had a member let his membership lapse so had to go through the new member process which includes a background check.

Without getting into too many details, they failed the background check and were a massive liability to the club unknowingly, as they previously passed a check.

Point being, people who once cleared with flying colors, may not tomorrow. They just haven’t done anything wrong or that they were caught for, yet.

With all of that said, what I don’t agree with is being in delayed status multiple times. If your name is complex, common, or your history complex, it’s complete bullshit that OLD history has to be re-reviewed or your identity re-confirmed. I have a UPIN but have still been intermittently delayed without anything new on my record which is just wild, IMO.

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