I pawned my firearm in Texas and was denied when doing the background check.

(1) Straw Purchases are HIGHLY Illegal - don't try to weasel your way around a NICS check Straw purchasers can get up to 10 years in a federal prison. Everyone in here, especially the asker, needs to read question 11a on the link below to the ATF transfer form. When you fill out a firearm transfer form at a pawn shop, 11a asks if you are the actual transferee. If you are buying it for someone else, the ATF may come knocking on your door. Retrieving a firearm for someone who cannot pass a NICS check is the MOST BLATANT STRAW PURCHASE I CAN THINK OF. (2) You cannot possess a firearm as far as the FBI is concerned A deny on a NICS check means that you have been deemed a prohibited person by the FBI. As far as they are concerned, you cannot legally possess a firearm right now. So, that's something you need to look into. You may appeal the decision with the FBI if a mistake was made (NICS appeal link below).