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My February 2018 Form 4 is still being processed. ATF says it has been on FBI for background since October.


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[BigWaylon]

My February 2018 Form 4 is still being processed. ATF says it has been on FBI for background since October.

You need to get your Congress critters involved.

[nimdabew]

You could EFile it today and mail a withdrawal request for the paper copy on Monday.

I suppose. It's a stamp for a 22 SBR so it's a very low priority item. I am not against waiting. I also don't want to do extra work. I would have to go get more finger print cards since I used up the last of my finger print cards with this stamp and I am not looking forward to have to do that for some reason.

[BigWaylon]

I suppose. It's a stamp for a 22 SBR so it's a very low priority item. I am not against waiting. I also don't want to do extra work. I would have to go get more finger print cards since I used up the last of my finger print cards with this stamp and I am not looking forward to have to do that for some reason.

You know you can always order cards for free from the ATF and roll your own. Way more convenient.

[Cartel]

Form 4 Trust - 1 RP

Rifle Dynamics 104UR

Pending - 12/19/17
Approved - 2/4/19

Rifle Dynamics 107UR

Pending - 5/14/18
Approved - 1/31/19

[Alpine2k3]

Form 1 individual for SBR
Mailed 8/10/2018
Check Cashed 8/22/2018
Pending 8/28/2018
Correction Notice 12/10/18
Approved 2/2/19

[Dionysusigma]

Form 1 individual for SBR
Mailed 18 Dec 2018
Approved 04 Feb 2019

[TMS951]

Form 4 Trust - 1 RP

Rifle Dynamics 104UR

Pending - 12/19/17
Approved - 2/4/19

Rifle Dynamics 107UR

Pending - 5/14/18
Approved - 1/31/19

The discrepancy in wait time for two similar items, in the same year, for the same person, filed the same way blows my mind.

Any one have insight into how this happens?

[Bret]

I don't have any insight, but there's clearly more to the story than simply the amount of time the FBI is taking to do the background checks. The background checks are the same regardless of whether it's a Form 1 or Form 4 (perhaps they do a little more for the MG's, but that's not most Form 4's). I think we'd be pretty safe to assume that the FBI isn't sorting through and deciding to take longer on the Form 4's for no real reason. My bet is that it has to do with something that's happening at the ATF.

[Cartel]

The discrepancy in wait time for two similar items, in the same year, for the same person, filed the same way blows my mind.

Any one have insight into how this happens?

I stopped trying to understand how the ATF works. This is the second time that his happened to me. Last year, I had three submissions approved between 6/4/18/-6/7/18 that went pending on 7/7/17, 10/7/17, + 10/11/17.

I called in this morning and I had another approval today. That makes for three approvals in 7 days with pending dates spanning from 12/19/17-5/14/18.

Form 4 Trust - 1 RP

Knight's Armament Company (KAC) USP 45T Suppressor

Pending - 2/26/18
Approved - 2/4/19