In most cases they are just going to check to see if you have voilent crimes. A big one they look for is domestic violence charges, but a lot of felonies can prohibit you from owning a firearm.

You would know if you couldn't own one, they probably would have told you in court when you were sentenced.

I honestly couldn't tell you how well the background check is though.

If you have never had any legal problems or been considered mentally incompetent (sp?) I wouldn't worry about it.

I can't imagine them doing a credit check unless you were buying a very expensive rifle and financing it. I have put guns on law a way before and they still didn't do a credit check. If credit was an issue I wouldn't own any guns at all.

It is going to depend on what state you live in though. Some states require you to have a firearms card a FOID card I think it is called. And if you decide to get a handgun it is a bit different in some places.

Paul