Category Archives: Form 1

ATF releases current processing times for applications

ATF’s Office of Enforcement Programs and Services has posted a chart showing processing times  for certain submitted documents or forms. The current chart contains data through December 2013 and they do not make it clear whether data from the eForms … Continue reading →

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May I abbreviate my trust name when I engrave an SBR?

Recently a client called me to ask if he could abbreviate his trust name when he engraved an SBR. As one might expect in the Google age, prior to calling me he had searched on the internet and, based upon … Continue reading →

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We have an update on the ATF’s proposed NFA trust rule changes

Last week, the board of the American Silencer Association (ASA) met with the NFA branch to get an update on the status of the proposed rule change regarding the use of trusts to acquire NFA items. As you may recall, the … Continue reading →

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Can I change the name of my NFA trust?

Recently I was contacted by a client who had, in years past, used a software package to make his own NFA trust. He had successfully registered several suppressors using the trust but had run into trouble when he decided that … Continue reading →

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ATF eForms offer significantly improved wait times

As more and more people join the ranks of NFA collectors, wait times for paper applications have increased significantly. But with the advent of ATF eForms there is hope! One of my clients submitted their eForm application on September 25th … Continue reading →

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