For those of you following this stuff... NFA timeline on forms 4's in LA

[lw55566]

Two forms 4's just came back. My FFL to customers LLC.

Pending: Nov. 4
Approved: April 30
Arrived in mail: May 4

Examiner: Bowers

 

[topgunz1]

Nice! I'm only a month or two in, don't even think the check has been cashed.

 

[Lafsnguy]

Man this is agonizing I was approved on the 25th by Bowers and still no stamp.

 

[LandrysGuns]

Yep, things are slow, but there was a time I had a transfer take 13 months...

Landry's Guns

 

[LaBelle]

Examiner - Bowers
Form 4 on trust
Pending - 10-28-11
Approved - 04-25-12 (180 days)
Stamp rec'd at dealer - 5-1-12 (4 mailing days, 6 actual counting the weekend)
Picked up - 05-02-12

 

[MRBULLRED]

Is mine ready yet? Lol, just kidding....

 

[lw55566]

Is mine ready yet? Lol, just kidding....

not quite....

 

[jgreco15]

The current wait times is the only thing that has prevented me from purchasing some more of the NFA items I would like to have. I just don't feel like paying for something and waiting 5-6 months to get it. My last few stamps were 4 months wait and that was almost too much. I would imagine that others feel the way I do which is in turn hurting the dealers.

 

[alex]

My entire timeline from order to receipt of a personal form 4 SBR AK build/transfer will be over a year.

 

[lp11]

For those keeping up with approval time:
Went Pending 12/27/11
Approved 06/06/12
Stamp in Hand 06/14/12

 

[S&W4ME]

For those keeping up with approval time:
Went Pending 12/27/11
Approved 06/06/12
Stamp in Hand 06/14/12

How long did it take from the time you mailed it until it went pending?

 

[lp11]

TDH handled it, but did one on 11/21 and the second one on 12/4, guessing a few days after

 

[JWG223]

Mine was almost right at the six month mark to the week. I just got back from picking it up from TDH.

 

[kajuntriton]

Approved June 4th...................still awaiting stamp

 

[kcinnick]

Looks like Bowers takes the longest to approve. I wonder if he has a larger work load than others. Anyone have anything from Louisiana not go through Bowers, and how would I find out who was handling my approvals?

 

[JWG223]

Looks like Bowers takes the longest to approve. I wonder if he has a larger work load than others. Anyone have anything from Louisiana not go through Bowers, and how would I find out who was handling my approvals?

Let me illustrate how hard we are getting screwed...

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/053012-nfa-assignement-map-2012.pdf

 

[lw55566]

Two forms 4's just came back approved for a customer.

Mail to Atlanta: approx 12/5/2011
Approved: June 10, 2012

Examiner: Bowers

 

[BrandonLSU]

Let me illustrate how hard we are getting screwed...

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/053012-nfa-assignement-map-2012.pdf

I just "love" how he has 7 states and Florida and Texas have one guy.

 

[goteron]

Florida and Texas do a LOT of transfers. Its probably a pretty even distribution based on volume. They just need more people to cut down the times. Or be efficient, or institute a fast track program.

I would pay $200 a year to be on a fast track program if total turn-around was less than 2 weeks.

 

[Crimson]

Hell if they made it where u could pay an extra $100 on your transfer tax and they make it a 1 month turn around I would be happy.