I did that for my first can. It took over 14 months. I don't know if my congressman made anything happen or if it was just timing. You're sitting at 6 months so the fact that you're at the stage of background check is pretty good in my book. It's not just sitting in someone's queue waiting to be looked at.That scares me..... I haven't got an approval email, so Monday I'm sending in the release forms to my congress woman! Luckily Shes pro 2A! So hopefully it'll go fast!