September? Really?

"Ninety seven percent of applicants are cleared in less than six months, Gonzalez said, but three percent get stuck in name check limbo. The situation has led thousands to sue Gonzalez's agency.

Gonzalez is negotiating with the FBI on ways to speed the process as early as September. One solution: his agency may pay the FBI more money and provide trained clerks to cut back on delays."

Full text at KRT Wire