C & R issue, only with the Fed. Gov.

[TCB in TN]

Decided a couple of days ago that I am going to apply for my C & R, well went to the BATF web site and filled out the lisc. form request, and today I got a letter from them stating that their C & R Lisc. forms are on backorder and will be shipped out when they are rec. in. Only with the US federal Gov. will they send you a pc of paper to tell you a different pc of paper is on backorder! I wonder how long it will take them to get "all backorders filled"?

 

[HKUSP45C]

I posted the exact same gripe when they did it to me in April, I believe. I felt your pain. The upshot was I got it in like 2 weeks.

 

[ClicStic]

The first rule of government service is to cover your posterior with paper.

My wife and I are in the process of adopting internationally and we had the horrifying experience of receiving a letter saying our application for a visa for our child could take up to 18 months to process ... followed two days later by notification that the visa application had been approved.

There's probably a similar dynamic at work in BATFE's C&R Licensing department.

 

[Trebor]

Whats the link to order the C&R forms?

I let my license expire a couple years back and I'm getting the itch again.

 

[strat81]

http://www.atf.gov/dcof/index.htm

 

[Soybomb]

Especially sad when they used to offer to let you print the forms from the website but did away with that. Talk about taking a step backwards.

 

[TCB in TN]

Just got my C&R forms yesterday, just took two weeks on BO for the feds to get me a couple of pcs of papers. But then again for the fed, that seems to be pretty good service.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

I hear money doesn't float around a long time when you first get your C&R....

Have fun!

 

[TCB in TN]

I think you are right, my sons and myself have been scouring the internet C&R dealers to see what we want and the list is quickly becoming quite extensive.

 

[TCB in TN]

Just go my C & R in the mail today. I will run off some copies tomorrow and send out to get the ball rolling. Actually was not that long a wait after getting my papers, took just a little under a month. Not bad considering I am dealing with the Fed. Gov.

 

[sig226]

Just curious: Does TN have a state firearm dealer license? If it does, make sure you get one before you act on your C&R license.

 

[Richbaker]

Shouldn't be necessary, a C&R doesn't allow you to sell guns, at a dealer level....it is meant for collecting.

 

[TCB in TN]

I have not found anything state or local that would be a problem for me to C&R. Just cuts out some red tape, and some of the middle men.

 

[B. Adams]

I have always received excellent and timely service from the ATF when ordering forms or when I contact them with general questions. Not really what I expected when I started interacting with them a little over a year ago.

On the other hand, does the fact that they're out of C&R forms mean that more and more people are applying for C&R's? Hopefully the field doesn't get too crowded...