NFA Wait Times

[cvasqu03]

So it's looking like Form 4's done electronically are taking about 9 months.

Has anyone recently had one approved in significantly less time?

[George W]

My last Form 4 took 259 days. It was approved 12/07.

[N4KVE]

I’m wondering if the hundred’s of thousands of free form 1’s for the braces will slow down the approval of the form 4’s. Hopefully one won’t have anything to do with the other. GARY.

[UrbanKnight]

Just got my first amnesty brace SBR back. submitted 1/19, approved today 3/9/23. Oddly, the amensty gun I submitted 20 minutes prior to this one is still in jail. E forms all done online.

[Arkhangel5]

Got my first suppressor and approval.

Filed E-form4 Individual. SilencerShop Kiosk. One stop shopping.
Bought 6/30/22.
Submitted 7/26/22.
Approved 4/13/23. Took 261 days.
YHM R9 9mm Suppressor.

Now to see if it was worth the wait.

SY

[Casual]

Naked wolfman from Nov. 2022, approved 7/2023

[Cubanstang50]

Octane 45k, dec 13, july 19, 2023

[NorincoKid]

Cuck brace rule form 1;

Pending 2/18/2023

Approved 9/25/2023

7 month wait for that freebie stamp.

[flcracker]

eForm 1 submitted 2/7/23

No action for almost a year, despite 3 free pistol brace forms being processed in 4 months during summer of 2023

Informed by NFA Branch phone contact that application was held up in NICS background check process 1/30/24

Congressional Assistance request submitted 1/30/24

Emails sent to nicsliaison@fbi.gov, IBP@atf.gov, and IBP@usdoj.gov 1/30/24

Initial response from Congressional office confirming their inquiry to BATFE on my behalf 2/1/24

Interim response from Congressional office requesting Section 6103 Tax Information Waiver 2/6/24

Email from nicsliason@fbi.gov indicating that my transaction was resolved 2/8/24

eForm 1 Approval Notification received 2/11/24

NOTE - I went back and double-checked. I sent the FBI email to nicsliaison@fbi.gov, but the reply came from nicsliason@fbi.gov

[cvasqu03]

eForm 1 submitted 2/7/23

No action for almost a year, despite 3 free pistol brace forms being processed in 4 months during summer of 2023

Informed by NFA Branch phone contact that application was held up in NICS background check process 1/30/24

Congressional Assistance request submitted 1/30/24

Emails sent to nicsliaison@fbi.gov, IBP@atf.gov, and IBP@usdoj.gov 1/30/24

Initial response from Congressional office confirming their inquiry to BATFE on my behalf 2/1/24

Interim response from Congressional office requesting Section 6103 Tax Information Waiver 2/6/24

Email from nicsliason@fbi.gov indicating that my transaction was resolved 2/8/24

eForm 1 Approval Notification received 2/11/24

NOTE - I went back and double-checked. I sent the FBI email to nicsliaison@fbi.gov, but the reply came from nicsliason@fbi.gov

OK, so yours took 369 days; over 12 months. Wow. It does sound like yours was an outlier though (and I'm glad that got resolved for you as the whole process is nerve rattling enough).

So does anyone else have any updates? I'd hate to think we've officially gone from around 9 months to over 12, but I also get the feeling there are many more forms being submitted these days so it's a possibility.