In the news article that Witt reads about Roy Tillman's re-election campaign, the spelling of Tillman's opponent's name alternates between Hasbro and Haasbro.
The clerk at the gun store says that the one week waiting period is a "federal mandate". There was no federal mandated wait requirement in 2019. There was a mandated background check, but these were typically instant checks online, with a maximum 3 day wait if the instant check could not be completed.