More good news for anyone interested in this weird system we have. When I filed my appeal for my NICS denial, I also submitted scanned copies of my fingerprints to the VAF appeal system to get a UPIN number. That was just two days ago, and today I received my UPIN. So I guess things are getting cleared up. My NICS denial appeal has still not been processed, but I guess being approved for a VAF number means at least someone at the FBI doesn't think I'm a criminal. Overall, I'm very pleasantly surprised with the speed of the VAF process.
