***BATFE E-FORM 1***
They are now back online!!!!!

Yes, you are readying this correctly. After four long years E-Forms for BATFE Form 1 is back up and running. Go register.

BATFE E-Form 4 is not up yep. Sorry to say but don’t know when that’ll happen. But at least the Form 1 is working.

omg dude. that is awful bro. 427 days…..yikes!!

One 100% agree with you in the assessment. Times are clearly going back up and the efforts by BATFE and the new bar code system are meaningless to the wait times. We are absolutely headed back to longer wait times. I am co conceding this. I have more than 25 NFA items over the years and this is clearly a sign our times are headed back up again.

Nope, no political connection. Your guess could not be further from the truth.

The real answer is the individual applied and was approved under an “active duty military exigent circumstances” exception. He is deploying overseas and there is an internal policy directive with the BATFE that gives rush and expedited review to Form 1 and 4 ACT…[Read more]

I hate to say this but we are the ones that elected them and we are to blame for their inaction. I say this because if we really wanted NFA changed we would act EN MASS to overthrow. That’s what the Constitution calls for!

But until that happens and WE decide to make a stand and overthrow the regime this is what we are stuck with.

I hate t…[Read more]

I don’t want to sound like a azzhole here, but we need to face reality. The days yore where we received BATFE approved forms in less than 90 days are now long gone. Before the 2014 surge of people buying NFA items it was common to get 90 days or much less.

The new norm is now 240 days and it is 100% in my mind going to increase to a new norm o…[Read more]

Yes! Exactly this!!!!!
I talked about this very topic on this board about six mo this ago.

If you are military and you are either deploying or PCS’ing and can prove your military orders the BATFE will expeditiously process your NFA form 1 or 4. This is a common practice but not well publicized

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THIS!!!!

SBR Form 1 application 10/16/2017
SBR Approved 6/10/2018
Form 1 received 6/14/2018

Just over 8 months. Times not very short. In fact, all five
Of my stamps have been getting LONGER.

I have had FOUR (yes, FOUR) stamps approved in the last month and they are still telling me that I am awaiting the dreaded “FBI Background Check” for my fifth. The ONLY one not assigned to the same examiner. How these people cannot just look in the system and see the other FOUR were routinely approved with no issues is just beyond my…[Read more]

As a police officer here in Texas we have a specific statute that deals with NFA items. Texas peace officers, per our state law, are also allowed to enforce possession laws on some of the NFA items. For that reason, we can demand to see the approved Form 1 or Form 4. But there is NO FREAKING WAY I would ever ask for someone’s trust docs. T…[Read more]

Machine gun approved!!!!
MK760
Form 1

JUST KIDDING….Form 4
Purchased 9/16/2017
Check cashed 9/23/2017
FBI background 1/19/2018
Approved 5/4/2018

May the 4th be with you!!!!!!

Yes, if you live in a state like Texas where we also have state laws about registration. Remember that your article mentioned is only referring to federal law. There are also several states that have state felony statutes regarding NFA items where you must show proof of NFRTR registration to any peace officer upon demand.

Sir there is a HUGE difference between a delay and a DENIAL. Have you ever been given a reason for the delay or denial?

I can answer that one. You only go to the FBI background for clearance if your NICS check done by the BATFE gets a delay. If you get a proceed means you automatically are approved right on the spot by the examiner.

I asked this very question the other day when on the phone with my examiner.

Omg man. 5 months in FBI background. Wow.
Are tou a serial killer?!?!!! That is just insane bro.

Same here. Entering week 5 of “FBI background”.

In the dreaded “FBI background check waitlist”.
I am scared this is going to take a LONG WHILE!

App date 9/11/2017
Cashed 9/21/2017
My examiner called me this morning. My NICS got “delay” and file now with FBI for background.

She told me two weeks or so and if I don’t have my stamp IN HAND by then to call her back. Diane even gave me her direct phone number at BATFE. I am guessing they got the message and are speeding up. Very good…[Read more]

9/21/2017 cashed date on my MG
Told today am assigned to examiner and with FBI for background.

MK760