Suppressors Form 4 wait time

I called three weeks ago and a guy told me mine was processing witch has a check cashed date of 6-1-18 .I called Friday and was answered by a woman and she would only say pending. I asked if there was any info she could give me she said no. I believe it is stupid to have to wait for something that is harmless that reduces harm to yourself what a bunch of fucking idiots that set this up .they will always be idiots that work in our government .
 
Today 04.16.2019 marks exactly 15 months of waiting.

-Individual paper work for my 2nd suppressor submitted Dec 2nd, 2017.
-Check cashed 01.16.2018.
-Today 04.16.2019 emailed Nathan Hartsock and he replies back with same old story "pending background check" and if I don't like it I am to contact my local state congressman or representative.

I finally picked up my suppressor yesterday 05.08.2019!!! After calling the FBI NICS division and pleading my case to a gal that understood tax stamps and background checks my form 4 individual application was officially signed by the ATF Examiner on 04.23.2019. Once my dealer received it my 4473 paperwork got a delay status so I had to wait another 3 full business days. I even used my UPIN to prevent delays.
 
5-25-18 Check cashed
3-13-19 Fix it letters received for 2 error's, one from my FFL one from my lawyer on my trust.
3-21-19 letters returned
5-08-19 talked with my examiner who sent the correction letters and she informed me I was cleared and stamps were going out
5-7-19 approved
waiting for call from FFL

this is for 2 cans on a single RP trust

On a side not I asked my examiner what the wait times are for Form 1 e-file and she said 30 days or less!

FFL received my stamps 5-20-19
 
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Finally!!!
I had 5 stamps that I sent out last June. 2 form 1
3 for 4
All went pending 6/20/18 when the checks cashed.
Called today and all but 1 have been approved.

I had 3 with the same examiner (2 form 4 & 1 form 1)
The form 1 with her is the only one that hasn’t been approved yet.

All 4 approvals were 5/10/19 for the other form 1.
5/08/19 for the omega 9k
And the other two form 4 that were with the same examiner both approved 5/14/19

These were all paper files on a trust with 2 people.
 
Had 2 forms sent in for same suppressor. Dont knw why, or what. So had a ck cashed on 4/4/18, and 7/2/18. Only charged once, don't knw how that happens. Called on Monday to see if everything got straightened out. Was told, yes! But, still pending. Got a call yesterday that my paperwork arrived (FORM 4). So now a happy camper. Looks good I think, lol.
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Most recent one finally got approved.

Form 4 Trust - 1 person
Bought from Silencer Shop 5/19/18
Form 4 mailed on 5/25/18 supposedly
6/26/18 or 6/28/18 - check cashed and went pending.

5/16/19 - approved.

Waiting on call for stamp.

What a ridiculous process.
 
I made a total of ten purchases last year. At the beginning of this month I picked up four suppressors. I got the call today, for the remaining six.

Below is the break down of the time frames for each purchase. All ten approvals were by the same examiner.

I wasn't expecting the suppressors that were purchased in November to get approved so early.

Date of Purchase
Date ATF Cashed Check
Number of days from Purchase to ATF Check Cashed
Date the Purchase Was Approved
Number of Days from ATF Check to Approval Date
Date Tax Stamp Sent
Number of Days from ATF Check Cleared to Tax Stamp Sent
Date Tax Stamp Received
Number of Days from ATF Check Cleared to Date Tax Stamp Received
6/8/18​
6/19/18​
11​
4/24/19​
309​
4/30/19​
315​
5/3/19​
318​
6/8/18​
6/19/18​
11​
4/24/19​
309​
4/30/19​
315​
5/3/19​
318​
7/2/18​
7/13/18​
11​
4/24/19​
285​
4/30/19​
291​
5/3/19​
294​
7/20/18​
8/6/18​
17​
4/24/19​
261​
4/30/19​
267​
5/3/19​
270​
9/13/18​
9/21/18​
8​
5/1/19​
222​
5/15/19​
236​
5/20/19​
241​
11/7/18​
11/23/18​
16​
5/1/19​
159​
5/15/19​
173​
5/20/19​
178​
11/7/18​
11/23/18​
16​
5/1/19​
159​
5/15/19​
173​
5/20/19​
178​
11/7/18​
11/23/18​
16​
5/1/19​
159​
5/15/19​
173​
5/20/19​
178​
11/28/18​
12/14/18​
16​
5/1/19​
138​
5/15/19​
152​
5/20/19​
157​
11/28/18​
12/14/18​
16​
5/1/19​
138​
5/15/19​
152​
5/20/19​
157​
 
I made a total of ten purchases last year. At the beginning of this month I picked up four suppressors. I got the call today, for the remaining six.

Below is the break down of the time frames for each purchase. All ten approvals were by the same examiner.

I wasn't expecting the suppressors that were purchased in November to get approved so early.

Date of Purchase
Date ATF Cashed Check
Number of days from Purchase to ATF Check Cashed
Date the Purchase Was Approved
Number of Days from ATF Check to Approval Date
Date Tax Stamp Sent
Number of Days from ATF Check Cleared to Tax Stamp Sent
Date Tax Stamp Received
Number of Days from ATF Check Cleared to Date Tax Stamp Received
6/8/18​
6/19/18​
11​
4/24/19​
309​
4/30/19​
315​
5/3/19​
318​
6/8/18​
6/19/18​
11​
4/24/19​
309​
4/30/19​
315​
5/3/19​
318​
7/2/18​
7/13/18​
11​
4/24/19​
285​
4/30/19​
291​
5/3/19​
294​
7/20/18​
8/6/18​
17​
4/24/19​
261​
4/30/19​
267​
5/3/19​
270​
9/13/18​
9/21/18​
8​
5/1/19​
222​
5/15/19​
236​
5/20/19​
241​
11/7/18​
11/23/18​
16​
5/1/19​
159​
5/15/19​
173​
5/20/19​
178​
11/7/18​
11/23/18​
16​
5/1/19​
159​
5/15/19​
173​
5/20/19​
178​
11/7/18​
11/23/18​
16​
5/1/19​
159​
5/15/19​
173​
5/20/19​
178​
11/28/18​
12/14/18​
16​
5/1/19​
138​
5/15/19​
152​
5/20/19​
157​
11/28/18​
12/14/18​
16​
5/1/19​
138​
5/15/19​
152​
5/20/19​
157​

You got lucky and they went to an examiner that had a bunch of your old ones too and pushed them through. I’ve been seeing this happen lately and it happens to me as well.
 
379 days; still pending.
Have you made any queries besides calling the ATF? Such as congressional action? Is there anything in your background that would raise a red flag?

You also have my sympathies. With a clean record; waiting more than a year is BS. Waiting for something that is a right at all is BS.
 
How long is it typically taking for them to just cash the check? Submitted my individual form 4 on 4/18/19.

Did you mail it to Atlanta or the new Oregon address?
They are supposed to overnight all forms to the new address until May 1st. That said, cashing the check is done by a bank and sometimes it gets delayed even though the forms are forwarded on to the ATF for processing. I have read of checks that were never even cashed and the Form 4 was still approved.
 
i seen a shop post on fb yesterday that they "expedited" a mil guys form 4s for him since he was gonna pcs in a couple months. he showed pics of the stamps returned in under 3 mo. anyone ever heard of that?
 
I contacted a supervisor there and she apologized for the wait, said everything was in order and I should have approval in the next couple weeks. I have a clean record with no red flags. This will be my 4th suppressor. Every one has been 13 months minimum.
 
At the going rate, i was hoping to get my august pending form 4s back in june, but it looks like that's another false hope. To think i applied when wait times were ~150 days...and now i'm a couple days away from summiting the 300 day wait mountain. Gotta love bureaucracy.
 
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Form 4 individual
Check cashed 6/1/2018
Approved 5/23/2019
Received /


Slowest fuckers on the planet


If you think they're slow, try waiting on a previous year refund from the IRS LOLOLOL They STILL owe me a refund from 2015!!!!
 
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Check cashed 10/03/18. Guess I have a while to wait given what you guys are reporting. I called my FFL and he said most are around 8 months but a handful of them have been around a year. Guess I keep on waiting.