Maybe you guys are accidently putting down your online handle instead of your real name?
Seriously though, if you live in the Midwest and have parts or all of the following in your name, expect a delay.
Anderson, Johannsen, Carlson, Jenson, Thorson, Torkelson, Gustofson......
Okay, basically, if it is Scandihoovian you'll get delayed.
One of the rural Sheriff's just tried to get a gun through our store, and got delayed.
He was a bit ticked off, but not too bad.
Or, on Saturdays the NICS office is incredibly busy, and sometimes I've heard that if the system is busy when they say "Please wait for the results of the check" the computer automatically spits back a "DELAY". In those cases we often get a phone call from NICS ten minutes later with a "PROCEED".
Then, a younger salesman is sent running down the gravel road after the disgusted customer's truck.
Sometimes we actually catch them!
-Kframe