Category Archives: Form 1

Filing last minute paper Form 1’s

Posted on July 12, 2016 by John Pierce

We have finally arrived at the final day to submit Form 1 and Form 4 applications and have them processed under the pre-41F rules. As anticipated and feared, the eForms system has been flaky and unavailable for the last several … Continue reading →

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The ATF has finally posted updated guidance on 41F

Posted on July 8, 2016 by John Pierce

We have been waiting for final guidance and approved forms from the ATF on the 41F implementation for some time and they have finally posted an update on their website which includes links to the new forms. Much of what they … Continue reading →

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Understanding 41P / 41F

Posted on January 5, 2016 by John Pierce

The other shoe has finally dropped … As many have been predicting since the action date was moved to January last month, yesterday the Attorney General signed a final version of 41P (now known as 41F). The final rule, which … Continue reading →

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What’s going on with 41p now?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by John Pierce

UPDATE:  The final rule has been released ————————————————— Since the comment period for 41p ended on December 9th, 2013, we have been waiting to see how the ATF would respond to the record breaking number of comments they received, which … Continue reading →

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What are the requirements for engraving an item you are building on a Form 1?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by John Pierce

This is one of those questions that gets asked over and over again and I should have written about it long before now. But today I correct that omission. Let’s walk through this in 10 easy steps. 1)  When you build an … Continue reading →

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