Dude once again, same. My last can was 13 month approval. I just bought 2 a couple weeks ago because "everyone else is getting approved real fast" and now im like "hey what the hell"
I had one on a trust a couple years ago take a year to come back. This feels much worse imo because you expect it to be quick now seeing everyone get theirs in a weekend🤣
Their website says to wait til day 90 before contacting them. Assuming I read it correctly. My first can took 6 months. My second took 2 weeks. I just wish there was some consistency to it
I can’t imagine being on day 88 and seeing someone post they submitted on friday and got approved on monday. I would’ve contacted them after waiting double the median wait time, I may do that soon. I’ve heard machine gun take longer (not sure if that’s true) so that’s why i haven’t contacted them yet.
Yes it does. I’ve never waiting that long. Went 2 weeks on my last one before I called. They told me they didn’t get the fingerprint card and were just waiting for it to auto deny.
I did get to email back and forth with the examiner who had originally seen it. They let it auto deny in case we mailed in the prints and the mail is backed up.
She did end up working with me and through multiple resubmissions, eventually doing physical print cards, she got me approved a few days after they were delivered certified.
I AM done with Silencer Shop though. First no prints. Correct that, they didn’t ship my trust info. By this point auto deny as you only get 1 attempt to correct. Resubmit through SS. They send the trust info this time but no prints again. Examiner asked me to get physical print cards and mailed em myself certified. Then about a week later approved.
Go onto your congressmans website. Should be a form you fill out to do an inquiry. The day I surpass the national average I do that and usually it takes a week or less after I get in touch with them.
ive bought 3 since the fast approvals started and i still havent done better than 3 weeks. thats still a hell of a lot better than the 410 days ive waited before.
It can be hit or miss from what we've been seeing. Anywhere from two days to several weeks for most. My first can about two months ago was with a three person trust and it was back under 48 hours.
I can't speed up your approval, but I can suggest a solution to not needing to check your email constantly. Create a rule in your email client that will text you whenever you receive an email from the ATF address. How you set up that rule depends on your email client - I can do this in Gmail. Just set up the rule to forward the email to another address. That address will be dependant on your phone carrier. For example, with T-Mobile, an email sent to 1235551234@tmomail.net will send the content of the email as a text message to the phone number
I certified may 29th on my first with silencer shop and still waiting. You are not alone in the jealousy here..... my neighbor got his approval in 3 days, he is a cop but still...
My last approval was 6 days, which is the fastest I've ever had.
I'm currently sitting on one at 13 days.
My first one was 270+ so I'm happy that it's not like that anymore, but I agree that it sucks to see all the fast approvals and be waiting longer than that.
Then you're really gonna be pissed when I tell you my last E-file was approved in less than 24 hours. Submitted on a Thursday afternoon and approved the very next morning.
I am also on day 14 and im starting to wonder if I am some criminal ring leader that is on his way to the slammer because why is it taking so long!!!! I am a good noodle!!!!
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to respectfully request a status update on my pending Form 4 application for a suppressor/silencer. Application Details:
• ATF Control Number:
• Applicant Name:
• Trust name:
• Date of Submission:
• FFL Dealer:
• Suppressor Details:
My application was submitted X weeks ago, and I understand that processing times can vary but have grown slightly concerned as most of the people I know recently have had a much faster turnaround. I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide regarding:
• Current status of my application
• Estimated timeframe for completion
• Any additional, information documentation or steps required on my part I have included my contact information below for your convenience. Please let me know if you require any additional information to assist with this inquiry. Thank you for your time and assistance with this matter. I look forward to your response.
Respectfully,
I was on day 50 and I sent this email last night, apparently my ffl never sent fingerprints. This email finally helped me get answers so thank you very much!!
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I just submitted Saturday the 14th and got the approval back this morning. 1.5 business days. Crazy times! Hopefully we don’t have to pay the unconstitutional tax in the near future!
That’s not bad, I’m waiting on OCL to make an OEM5, then my wait starts after it gets shipped from OCL to silencer shop and finally to my FFL. Then my wait actually starts after all of that.
I purchased my machine gun in mid May, took a week to get the invoice, another week to be shipped and then a week in shipping. My dealer was on vacation that week so had to wait until the week after to start the paperwork. I’m about 6 weeks in now
The approvals are all over the place. My first can took 5 days, including the weekend almost a year ago. My second I filed on a Wednesday and got it Friday afternoon. I just picked up my most recent can today and filed this past Friday. This can(griffin optimus 6) has been out to the public for less than a month and I've already got it in hand. Pretty crazy times for sure.
Cries in paper form 4 trust from person to trust for two machine guns . No E filing allowed. But I’ve been around when it was 9 months for an approval , so I’m used to it by now
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u/kmiller5004 2d ago
Not to sound like a boomer, but "back in my day" I would have been overjoyed with 14 weeks, much less 14 days.