A Little Good News...

[Aszerigan]

Edit: Just got a batch of approvals. New average: 94 days.

Looking at approval times over the past three months, our average NFA efile approval time dropped from seven months to five months. We also just had an efile form 4 come back in 87 days and a paper form 4 come back in 62 days.

I’m hoping this trend continues in our favor.

We have one outlier from Jan 15th and one from Feb 7th. The rest are coming back pretty quickly.

A little good news in the NFA world. Just sharing.

**start the flaming...**

 

[edwea]

I'll flame first...
Me:
"Unconstitutional piece of paper!"..."Shall not be infringed!"..."Tax is theft!"

Also me:
"Here's another $200. I'll sit over here and quietly wait for 6 months"

Good to see wait times dropping!

 

[Aszerigan]

This was a PAPER form 4... Two months.

 

[KLB]

Are they catching up or did they increase staff?

Might be time to add another can to my small collection.

 

[Aszerigan]

I don’t know. Gov’t being efficient makes me suspicious.

 

[KLB]

I don’t know. Gov’t being efficient makes me suspicious.

True. Probably catching up. Have submissions declined substantially since Biden took office?

 

[ditcherman]

I don’t know. Gov’t being efficient makes me suspicious.

That new speaker is just great!

 

[edwea]

Brace form staff reassigned to form 4s?

 

[Aszerigan]

Have submissions declined substantially since Biden took office?

Nope. NFA submissions outside of an event (like brace registration) are pretty constant. People don't stockpile suppressors like ammo in an artificially inflated demand market.

 

[Aszerigan]

Brace form staff reassigned to form 4s?

Interesting thought.

 

[1nderbeard]

Can verify this!

 

[Aszerigan]

Just had another form 4 efile approved. 51 days.

Something is going on.

 

[jagee]

I hope this continues until March. Bonus time at work so I can buy toys.

I'm going to wait til bonus time...I'm going to wait til bonus time...I'm going to wait til bonus time...

 

[WebSnyper]

Wonder how much it costs to process one if these beyond the revenue generated by the $200 tax stamp... in the name of safety?

 

[Aszerigan]

Wonder how much it costs to process one if these beyond the revenue generated by the $200 tax stamp... in the name of safety?

The revenue is meaningless to them. In 1934, $200 was a prohibition. Now it's an inconvenience at best.

I doubt the cost is more than a few minutes of a moderately-paid ATF worker's time.

 

[WebSnyper]

The revenue is meaningless to them. In 1934, $200 was a prohibition. Now it's an inconvenience at best.

I doubt the cost is more than a few minutes of a moderately-paid ATF worker's time.

Understood, but with standard govt efficiency, I figured it costs them much more than $200 per app, but maybe not. That said, I'm thankful that the law didn't call for inflation adjustment on the tax.

 

[Aszerigan]

Understood, but with standard govt efficiency, I figured it costs them much more than $200 per app, but maybe not. That said, I'm thankful that the law didn't call for inflation adjustment on the tax.

Imagine that tax on a 22cal suppressor.

 

[STFU]

Imagine that tax on a 22cal suppressor.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't give those ATF fother muckers any ideas!

 

[Ark]

Hmm. Going on 90 days on an eform. Would be nice to not have another 90 left to go.

 

[armymen0268]

It’s just luck of the draw. I had similar certified dates to posted above and mine went 206 days.