Getting Finger Prints done during covid?

[lonestardiver]

There is only one shop with a kiosk and its an hour but I will look into that as an option. I will also check out those links. Thanks guys!

The kiosk helps with getting the print done correctly and not possibly having to go through several cards because of a smudged print on one finger.....just a thought.

[Bluto]

Will the ATF accept home made finger prints for form 1’s or 4’s?

[Bret]

Yes, both. I got an ink pad, placed a fingerprint card down face up, put a piece of plain white paper over the fingerprint card, rolled my fingerprints on the white paper (using the image of the fingerprint card as a guide), scanned the fingerprints on the white paper as a .jpg image and can now print my fingerprints whenever I want. I also created a template in Word to print everything else to fill in the blanks. I have multiple approvals using these cards. Do them yourself and you'll wonder why anyone would bother with having someone else do them.

[SeriousStudent]

Yes, both. I got an ink pad, placed a fingerprint card down face up, put a piece of plain white paper over the fingerprint card, rolled my fingerprints on the white paper (using the image of the fingerprint card as a guide), scanned the fingerprints on the white paper as a .jpg image and can now print my fingerprints whenever I want. I also created a template in Word to print everything else to fill in the blanks. I have multiple approvals using these cards. Do them yourself and you'll wonder why anyone would bother with having someone else do them.

Excellent idea, and I can confirm they will accept a home-rolled set, as long as they are legible and properly fileld out. They took four of mine.

[utahjeepr]

What's absolutely ridiculous is that everything else I do with the feds, fingerprints are digital scans. No ink, no paper.

[SeriousStudent]

What's absolutely ridiculous is that everything else I do with the feds, fingerprints are digital scans. No ink, no paper.

It's the gubmint. Why would one ever expect logic?

Seriously - I am perfectly happy it's not a digital scan. A tracking database is that much harder to create.

[lonestardiver]

It's the gubmint. Why would one ever expect logic?

Seriously - I am perfectly happy it's not a digital scan. A tracking database is that much harder to create.

It is probably scanned in there at the ATF...

[HardToHandle]

Yes, both. I got an ink pad, placed a fingerprint card down face up, put a piece of plain white paper over the fingerprint card, rolled my fingerprints on the white paper (using the image of the fingerprint card as a guide), scanned the fingerprints on the white paper as a .jpg image and can now print my fingerprints whenever I want. I also created a template in Word to print everything else to fill in the blanks. I have multiple approvals using these cards. Do them yourself and you'll wonder why anyone would bother with having someone else do them.

Do you submit on cards or print onto card stock. Love the concept.

[Bret]

I print everything directly on to the fingerprint cards. The fill in the blank info comes from the Word template and the fingerprints come from a .jpg image that I scanned which is printed through Windows. PM me if you want a copy of the Word template.

[SeriousStudent]

It is probably scanned in there at the ATF...

Yup, you are probably right. But that does increase the effort required.