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yea but other items like cross referencing for other apps in queue and approving them all at once would shave a lot of work. I dont think much of this process has been digitized at all .I’ve got to believe the data entry time is minuscule when compared to the background check wait/round trip to the FBI.
Even a sloth pushing paperwork would take less than a week’s worth of work time to complete data entry and get the forms to a decision maker. It is at the decision maker that the item gets ignored and put into the forgotten pile. Should never be this difficult!
Wasn’t the barcode implementation supposed to speed all this up?
One thing that is still bugging me is why form 1s are e-file but not form 4?? Why were they coming in as little as three weeks?? Why can you digitize and sunsquently process at lightning speed a form 1 to build a can but not to buy a can. What am I missing here?
I actually spoke with a supervisor (who asked to speak with me) and got some insights into what they were planning. He told me well before it happened that they were bring e-file online for form 1s with a hope of getting it down to 90 days. They exceeded that by Dec. He also to,d me they were putting on more staff and upgrading their systems so as to use barcodes and digitize with the hopes of speeding up form 4s dramatically.I think we are all trying to make excuses for an incredibly inefficient process. Most of the time the stuff is just sitting in a box waiting for something to happen!
Has anyone gotten or heard of anyone getting their stamp since the Gov reopened?
It’s funny you ask that. All three of us on our trust have security clearances. You’d think it would cut time off of the process but I’m at 10 months since check cashed and nothing. Pretty sure it’s going to be awhile more. Interested to see what others say about the security clearance deal.A friend of mine just got his. His first one. Took 14 1/2 months!!! It was ridiculous! I got 2 back in about 6 months each while he was still waiting. He wasn't too happy about that, needless to say. There were no problems, never came back for a correction, just took over twice as long as mine did. None of these were on Trusts.
The only thing we can speculate on the difference is he has a higher security clearance than I do and maybe got "flagged" because of it. Or maybe it was because it was his first, where-as I've gone through this rodeo before.
Anyone else with security clearances notice that it takes longer than average?
No security clearance. 1st took 14 months w/ a correction AFTER is was approved and received. Caliber correction that I caught when picking it up the 1st time. 2nd one took 16 months with no corrections or errors that I'm aware of. I'm just over 12 months on my third and have not heard anything since I did the paperwork with my FFL. I speculate in my own head but honestly have zero clues as to why mine have taken so long. I was hoping the first two were just my shitty luck. But this third one has proved there might be more to it than that. What 'that' is, I don't have a clue.
Do you think that having "El Chapo" under your username might have something to do with it?
No security clearance. 1st took 14 months w/ a correction AFTER is was approved and received. Caliber correction that I caught when picking it up the 1st time. 2nd one took 16 months with no corrections or errors that I'm aware of. I'm just over 12 months on my third and have not heard anything since I did the paperwork with my FFL. I speculate in my own head but honestly have zero clues as to why mine have taken so long. I was hoping the first two were just my shitty luck. But this third one has proved there might be more to it than that. What 'that' is, I don't have a clue.
I have one on 7-5-18 also, called 2 months ago and it was pendingCheck cashed 2/2/18 368 days and counting
I am new to this, first suppressor on order. Just called today and they said pending. What exactly does that mean? Is it getting close? Mine was sent the beginning of July. Hoping it will be soon!
I'm currently at 261 days. Just called and was told it's pending. At least she was nice.Just checked and it will be 7 months on Sunday! It’s crazy to me how they all take such different times.
I am new to this, first suppressor on order. Just called today and they said pending. What exactly does that mean? Is it getting close? Mine was sent the beginning of July. Hoping it will be soon!
"pending" is just fancy speak for... your in the mix now (query)
Check cashed 2/2/18 368 days and counting
I'm coming up on a year in 2 weeks. This is ridiculous. I was told 5-7 months when I bought it. Should've known not to get my Hope's up
I am going on 8 months if it was my first it would really suck but at least I can shoot with mine while waiting on the fucktards to do there job
I just received my 3 form 4s back on Saturday. My check was cashed March 5th stamp was processed 1/31 we did a trust with 3 people and 3 suppressors. I heard from my dealer that the ATF had 45 contractors on staff for processing form 4s and once they were laid off they had to reapply if they wanted to come back to work there or they hired a bunch of newbies and it takes 3 months to train them so any new form 4s are looking at 12 to 18 months at this time.. glad I did mine when I did.
good to know. i sent in 5 in june so about a month behind you.I meant to say May 5th so approximately 8 months for a trust to be approved with 3 people and 3 cans. And there was an error on my trust paperwork too. Guess I am a lucky one by the way it sounds