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eForm 4 Trust
Certified/Submitted 9/8/2023
Approved 12/7/2023
90 days
Certified/Submitted 9/8/2023
Approved 12/7/2023
90 days
There doesn't seem to be any reasoning behind the time it takes to approve. Some folks do 45 days, some take 16 months.Still waiting 319 days later.
Silencer Shop says to 8 months, with 179 days average.
FIFO would work just fine if it was all in ATF's lap, but its not.There doesn't seem to be any reasoning behind the time it takes to approve. Some folks do 45 days, some take 16 months.
One would think that the apps would be put in a queue as they arrive; FIFO style (First in, First Out). That would be the logical approach.
Unfortunately, we are dealing with not only a typical bureaucracy, but an one that doesn't really want us to own what they have to approve.
Here's hoping for a Christmas Miracle, Wyman. <fingers crossed>I was hoping to have it for deer season this year. With only a month left, I'm not holding my breath that I have it by then.
FIFO would work just fine if it was all in ATF's lap, but its not.
With eForms, ATF doesn't need to do any data entry as with paper Forms. They merely check to see if the eForm is complete and then run an FBI NICS check.
Thats where the extended delays typically occur. If the background check is not an immediate "proceed", the FBI will cast it aside and get around to researching when they feel good and ready. This has been a known issue for a decade. Unlike a Title I background check, NFA background checks require a "proceed" response before ATF can approve the transfer. I believe it "times out" at eighty eight days and the eForm is disapproved with the reason given as "FBI unable to resolve background check".
Possibly. But all it takes is for a prohibited person with the same or similar name to appear when they run your check.Interesting, I didn't know that. If this is the case, then I think it is safe to assume that if you already have at least 1 NFA item and didn't experience an extended delay, then you should have a reasonable expectation of future purchases going smoothly as well.
We got an approval Friday for a January 10th submission. So 44 days.
While it may be ATF increasing staff, my guess is FBI NICS increased staffing or changed procedures.He's not the only one. Mine got approved last week. ATF must have hired more people. ...