Well mine is from last august and it never said that until now when I checked it.It says that on mine after every time I submit an eForm to the ATF, but then after a couple days it goes back to normal automatically. Don’t freak out folks.
Odd, but I'd contact them, and then see what they say. Mine happens every time I submit an eForm, and then a day or 2 later, it goes back to normal automatically.
Just went and checked, and they have added 2 new questions to answer since my last eForm submission. Took 30 seconds to complete, and done.
No bullshit I’ve been thinking about itWell the data leads me to believe the AFT is pushing for everyone to buy five (or 4) or more cans at a time
Suppressed pews are happy pews
I think what you are speaking about is two new questions that have been added that need to be answered: questions 6.a. and 6.b. these would apply to the form called, “National Firearm Act (NFA)(Responsible Person Questionnaire.” Is this what you are referring to that are showing incomplete when you checked it?
If so, those new questions would apply to new submissions for future cans that you have not submitted yet, not the cans you already have submitted In pending status. That red banner at the top of the page in your Silencer Shop account with the message: “Required: Your Registration is missing information,” would also be there if your picture was out of date (it is only good for one year), but that does not mean your pending submission would be rejected if the ATF took longer than one year to process, it just means the picture has to have been taken in the previous year at the time of submission.
Remember ATF has said that no changes can be made to an eform already in process.
I get it and I get your concern. If you want to confirm that everything is ok with your pending submissions, login into your Silencer Shop account click on the “Dashboard” tab and under that click on the blue “View” box, of the respective suppressor(s) that is submitted and that opens your docusign form that you signed. When you get to the RPQ page with all the questions answered with the “X” mark do you see questions 6a and 6b? No, because that was the form you submitted pre-revision and your docusign is a pdf so it cannot be edited. Then go back and click on the black box called, “Details” and that will bring up your “Sign Status” and it should show “completed.” So if you have “completed“ status and your Docusign doesn’t have blank questions 6a and 6b (they won’t be there, because those questions didn’t exist on that version of eforms) then you’re golden, good to go.
Silencer Shop will have a failsafe built into the submission process from now on that won’t even permit you to certify with your dealer until you answer those two questions.
Silencer Shop could do a better job and send all of their customers a notification email letting them know those two questions must be answered before they can do another submission.
Suppressor approval inconsistency never ceases to amaze. I got a eform 4 trust approval today, on a Sunday. Happy Father’s Day to me. 
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They did that to me for my last form 4, woke up on a Sunday morning to find an email from a little after 0700 mountain time. Checked the date to make sure it was done on say Friday afternoon and I was just now getting the approval. Nope, same day. The dealer thought I bullshitting him that morning when I called to say dust off the box cause I was coming by to it up. He checks and said “first time I ever saw one get approved on a sunday”. I certainly wouldn’t have expected it.Suppressor approval inconsistency never ceases to amaze. I got a eform 4 trust approval today, on a Sunday. Happy Father’s Day to me.
This was back in February, the 19th, if anyone wanted to know when exactly it was.
Yep definitely computer spitting out the approval emails. my last 2 approvals were on federal holidays.
I had 2 submitted/in process oct 7 2022.
1 at 2pm the other at 2:05pm.
The 2nd one was approved first on 6-15-2023. 251 days. Hopefully the other one gets approved soon.
Both through Silencer Shop.
Trust.
1 at 2pm the other at 2:05pm.
The 2nd one was approved first on 6-15-2023. 251 days. Hopefully the other one gets approved soon.
Both through Silencer Shop.
Trust.
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heres some more cheery news: i watch the reddit mega approval thread. The NFA sub on reddit has 180,000 members.
16 Form 4s
7 Form 1s
3 brace rules
and thats in about a 24 hour period.
now lets say thats only 10% of what is getting approved. so maybe 260 approvals a day..... or am i low in thinking thats what is getting approved? even at 2%.... do you really think they are approving 1300 a day? whats the inflow?
Form 4 for a SMG, submited 3rd week Sept , 2022,
approved 2 days ago,
almost exactly 9 months,
as an aside, had a customer cancel a form 4 for a suppressor after waiting 6 months because he said it took too long and his trust would be faster,
so he called, cancelled it, and we re efiled in his trust, 7 months ago,,,
approved 2 days ago,
almost exactly 9 months,
as an aside, had a customer cancel a form 4 for a suppressor after waiting 6 months because he said it took too long and his trust would be faster,
so he called, cancelled it, and we re efiled in his trust, 7 months ago,,,
Aside from having one of your representatives inquire on your behalf thats about all you can do. And it seems like half the time they blow off representatives with a very generic response. Its just a cruel waiting game unfortunately. Im at exactly 9 months today, hopefully i will wake up to my approval email any day now.
So biggest shock of my week, all 4 of my suppressors filed on 3/14 were approved today at 5:45 PM mountain time. All were filed on a trust and I got the call from my dealer to pick them up Monday. 
This is what @Browninglover1 looks like in real life! That's why it only took 103 days. Congratulations!So biggest shock of my week, all 4 of my suppressors filed on 3/14 were approved today at 5:45 PM mountain time. All were filed on a trust and I got the call from my dealer to pick them up Monday.
I did. Seems like it’s just for website and other updates not tied to my actual Forms I have going.
Dumb question, probably. I filed an eform1 on the ATF website and feel like I messed something up. How will they notify me if there is a fuck up? Or do I just need to review my eforms periodically?
energetic arms NYX 22
Silencer Shop Form 4 Trust
Filed 10/21/2022
Approved 6/25/2023
248 days
Silencer Shop Form 4 Trust
Filed 10/21/2022
Approved 6/25/2023
248 days
Have not picked it up yet. Probably later in the week and will let you know. Got it for the weight
Batch approval
NFA Trust
Abel Co Theorem
CGS Hyperion
AB Raptor 4
First filed 2/21/23
Last filed 4/12/23
Approved 6/19/2023
NFA Trust
Abel Co Theorem
CGS Hyperion
AB Raptor 4
First filed 2/21/23
Last filed 4/12/23
Approved 6/19/2023
Nice! I have 3 in the queue, won't get as lucky as you, but hoping for a batch approval. Congrats.
Bittersweet report.
My FFL was shut down, one of a seemingly great many recently. As a result of being shut down, all Suppressors held in jail were fast-tracked. Happy for me, sad for the boys at the FFL.
Individual E-filed 5-19.
Approved/picked up today (6-30)
My first can.
The other 3 I have ordered aren't in the system yet, so not so lucky. Will have to go through a different FFL, which are becoming harder to find.
My FFL was shut down, one of a seemingly great many recently. As a result of being shut down, all Suppressors held in jail were fast-tracked. Happy for me, sad for the boys at the FFL.
Individual E-filed 5-19.
Approved/picked up today (6-30)
My first can.
The other 3 I have ordered aren't in the system yet, so not so lucky. Will have to go through a different FFL, which are becoming harder to find.
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