Seems like, a few years back, there was a nation-wide glitch in the system, and nobody could get through, so gun sales were shut down. System was down for about a week, and, since the three days went by, the dealers could (legally) release the guns, but few did, not wanting to get in bad with the ATF, even if they obeyed the law. They continued to wait for an approval.
Does anybody else remember this, or was I smoking the wrong kind of bananas?