BATFE delays on Form,1,3, and 4.

swinokur · Oct 3, 2013

Government Shutdown Effects NFA Transfers but not Background Checks

At 12:01AM EST on October 1, 2013, the United States government began the “orderly shutdown due to absence of appropriations” according to OMB Memo M-13-24. This shutdown is resulting in massive furloughs for federal employees, including those at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

Processing of transfer applications (Form 1, 3, 4, etc.) is stopped for all NFA Gun Trusts, Corporations, and Individuals;
Form 4, Form 1 and transfer application status inquiries will not be answered.

http://legaldayton.com/government-sh...transfers/1944

However, the Background Check System, used by Federal Firearms Licensees to determine if prospective buyers are eligible to buy firearms, will remain up and running despite the ”government shutdown,”........
http://www.examiner.com/article/desp...nment-shutdown

huesmann · Oct 3, 2013

bugger

Biggfoot44 · Oct 3, 2013

Shrugs. I put them out of my mind as soon as submitted, and will have a happy surprise sometime in 2014.

IMBLITZVT · Oct 3, 2013

Hmm... so they aren't going to process anything... could make for an interesting constitutional challenge. After all if they shut down the NICS you could make pretty much the same argument that the Government was not allowing the sale of firearms...

rsj1231 · Oct 3, 2013

They cashed my check today lol.... Oh well, what's another couple of months. :rolleyes:

razorV23 · Oct 3, 2013

They cashed my checks on 9/25, guess we will be waiting longer

huesmann · Oct 4, 2013

IMBLITZVT said:
Hmm... so they aren't going to process anything... could make for an interesting constitutional challenge. After all if they shut down the NICS you could make pretty much the same argument that the Government was not allowing the sale of firearms...

Oh they're still allowing sales, they're just restricting ownership.

smores · Oct 5, 2013

Lol I'll join the suit! I'm considering buying a can this October too...

Si vis pacem, para bellvm.

CATMdude · Oct 5, 2013

This is the only thing that has affected me as a result of the shutdown. Well, except for an easier commute to work.

smores · Oct 5, 2013

CATMdude said:
This is the only thing that has affected me as a result of the shutdown. Well, except for an easier commute to work.

Oh man I forgot about that! But I've been out of town and will be off till Wednesday... hope traffic is still light by then.

Si vis pacem, para bellvm.

BrianS · Oct 10, 2013

My check was cashed in the beginning of May and went pending in July. No clue why the nearly two month delay between cashing and pending.

Flipz · Oct 10, 2013

BrianS said:
My check was cashed in the beginning of May and went pending in July. No clue why the nearly two month delay between cashing and pending.

That 2 month span from checked cashed to pending is the average right now. After your check is cashed your form sits in a pile of other forms waiting to be entered into their system. Once its entered into their system it goes pending. Right now, that takes about 2 months.

anderson76 · Oct 10, 2013

I tried to log on to the eForm6 site to check on the status of my apps and received the following message:

eForms Outage

Due to the lapse in appropriation of federal funds, the e-Forms system is temporarily suspended until further notice.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience.

ASSISTANCE:
Please direct questions to the OST Customer Support Help Desk at 1-877-875-3723 or Helpdesk-OSTCS@atf.gov.

pablo · Oct 10, 2013

My dealer received my Form 3 approval from BATF yesterday for a suppressor. 3 month wait.

Klunatic · Oct 10, 2013

pablo said:
My dealer received my Form 3 approval from BATF yesterday for a suppressor. 3 month wait.

Who was your assigned agent? And where did you get the knee pads to get a can approved in 3 months. :lol2:

smores · Oct 10, 2013

Klunatic said:
Who was your assigned agent? And where did you get the knee pads to get a can approved in 3 months.

From what I understand that's normal for Form 3 (not a stamp).

Si vis pacem, para bellvm.

pablo · Oct 10, 2013

Klunatic said:
Who was your assigned agent? And where did you get the knee pads to get a can approved in 3 months.

I had your mom put in a call to BATF.

Klunatic · Oct 10, 2013

smores said:
From what I understand that's normal for Form 3 (not a stamp).

Si vis pacem, para bellvm.

Missed that is was on a Form 3, getting stir crazy about getting my Form 4 suppressor that I submitted in March. Really sucks as I was hoping to see a stamp in November.

Klunatic · Oct 10, 2013

pablo said:
I had your mom put in a call to BATF.

I need to call her about my form 4 then.

BATFE delays on Form,1,3, and 4.

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