Just ran into this. I was vacuum sealing āextraā ammo tonight and the bags would not hold a seal. I purchased some cheap bulk bags off of Amazon. I switched to the wifeās good bags and the problem disappeared. Scamazon strikes again.
Man I have been there where you are right now. Mine was Covid. I was so weak I literally couldnāt do anything for myself. Right now I have got a good bit of my strength back. I completely understand the frustration. I had some doctors and therapists that didnāt want me to push as hard as I did. Those same doctors and therapists are now amazed at my progress. I am way past the point that they thought that I would be able to recover to. Donāt stop listening to your body. Nobody knows your body as well as you do. I know the whole process is frustrating. Donāt stop working yourself until you find a new Rheumatologist. I know that it is painful. You have to push your body through that pain. I pray that you will find not just a new Rheumatologist but the right Rheumatologist for you.
It wpuld be more apropo as Chinazon.
Newbie Here! Been a customer with PSA and on their site almost daily and have just stumbled onto the forums. This one looked like the best one to start with as a quick scroll, and now Iāll probably be late for work. Ended up reading top to bottom. Not a complaint, kinda feels like home.
well, welcome aboard @TBoneDude
Welcome to the forums @TBoneDude 
Welcome to the forum @TBoneDude
@TBoneDude and @dolojai56 well since you guys are here come on in. Close the door behind you and make yourself at home. Nobody is a stranger here unless they want to be. Just so you know, you can probably tell this forun is a little different than most other foruns. We all pretty much get along here. If not then we just agree to disagree and leave it at that.
We have a good group of guys here. Many of us have decades of experience around firearms and some of us are new to firearms. We have a good mix so if you have any questions ask away. Someone here can answer your questions if you have any. 
So I bought a house at the end of 2018 for a very reasonable price. Sold it in 2023 for a very unreasonable price. Because of current very unreasonable interest rates, Iām not looking to buy again at the moment.
So Iām looking for new places to go. I find a reasonably priced, good-sized apartment in a decent area of a very nice town. I call the landlord. I tell him Iām interested, Iām a former property owner in that same town, he can look up the record of the sale, and that I will pay the entirety of the one year lease up front. Avoid the hassle, letās do this thing. Weāre talking, he says āokay Iāll need $50 for a credit check.ā
I pause and say āI just offered you the entirety of the lease up front, there will be literally no worry on your part on my ability to keep up with the rent, and you want to check my credit?ā He says āif you can pay that much up front, whatās another $50?ā
I literally just stopped talking. I didnāt even know how to respond to that. Well, for one, even though I can pay the lease up front I donāt want to light $50 on fire for nothing (or more realistically, just give you 50 bones to put in your pocket.) Secondly, Iām a single 40 year old dude with no pets (okay, thatās a lie, I have a Betta fish,) a 700+ credit rating, nothing on my record but one speeding ticket, and Iām trying to PAY YOU UP FRONT. I am your ideal tenant and youāre actively giving me grief.
I just said āyou know what, I offered, call me back if you want.ā
Ok I try to tell myself the government isnāt just picking on gun owners.
Then it occurs to me that, If I bought a 22 pistol yesterday I would have to pay for a background check and (in my state) wait three days. Then if I bought a 22 rifle to go with it, today, I have to go through another background check (I pay for) and another 3 day wait.
But if you have top secret clearance in the Government,
Your background check is now good for 6 YEARS it was five.
Why does a firearms purchase background check not have at least a 30 day life span?
And wile we are at it. Why isnāt my CCW background check (Which is good for five years) also my firearms purchase background for that five years?
Govāt Clearances last a while but now we have Trusted Workforce (TW) 2.0. Various background systems are checked on a periodic basis called Continuous Vetting (CV). One of these systems is DCSA SWFT which will check records in every state (this is one of the systems that LEOs use to check your driverās license against for warrants, etc. when you are pulled over). Others are run by different agencies including the FBI. My point is, just because you have a clearance and itās good for a period of time doesnāt mean that they are not actively checking up on you 
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That goes back to the whole āWatch Listā thingieā¦
My point was
There are plenty of activities you could do that would prevent you from being able to purchase an item during those 30 days. The background check is considered a snap shop in time. There are events that could prohibit you from purchasing a firearm that could occur between those snap shots.
But not prohibit you from being a cop? But not prohibit you from being in the FBI?
Why is my Conceal Carry good for 5 years with self reporting of changes expected? Why is my Commercial Driverās License Good for 5 years with a yearly update and and self reporting expected?
Why are you supporting what is effectively the government using Background checks as a way to track the number of guns a person owns rather then a reasonable scope of time within which a background checked person may buy what he wishes from whomever he wishes without giving the government a de facto list of the guns we own.
Why are you using āweā when you talk so knowledgably about inner government workings?
As always, I believe a part of it is purely to generate revenue. Thats why they charge you and run you every time. Moneyā¦
There are other reasons as well. But money is always one of them.
Not to mention, most of the people who would engage in activities that would bar them from firearm ownership are likely not acquiring their firearms legally anyway. Itās yet another change that only further inconveniences us non-felonious, taxpaying, (mostly) sober members of society.
If Iāve been buying guns for 20 years, what am I going to do all of a sudden in a 30-day window to lose that right that necessitates running that check every single time? All of a sudden out of nowhere decide to hold up a liquor store with one of my legally purchased and serialized handguns? Start buying weapons en masse for local criminals?
Itās pointless.
Too many restrictions 
#1: Iām not supporting anything. Iām explaining how it works. Background checks are a snapshot in time: āare you able to purchase a controlled item right now?ā. You could go out tomorrow and do something that disqualifies you from purchasing a controlled item the next day. Also, donāt get comfortable with self reporting. Those are āgotcha schemes ā designed to catch you in something. I guarantee your driving record and arrest records (I.e. DUI) are being checked more than once a year. If you fail to self report an event in a timely manner, then itās just another nail in your coffin. Your CCW maybe good for a period of time but criminal history is being checked a lot more than you know.
#2: Iām a contractor working for a federal agency that manages/participates in that technology space. I deal with those various systems on a daily basis at the Federal level which does require interfacing with state level monitoring systems.
Iām not trying to aggravate you, just sharing some knowledge which most people are unaware of. I donāt necessarily think itās a money making scheme but I do think itās all about control and an illusion of safety. IMHO, if you have a valid CCW license then you should not have to go through the check again. Instead, just validate the CCW.
Hereās mine, I browse for hours for the next firearm purchase. Find the perfect one, check the āin stockā at the bottom. Hit the road, Get all worked up and anxious but nope not in stock. Worse is that I know its not accurate, but the slim chance that it is gets me every time.