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October 27th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hmmm…maybe they should just drop this whole “NFA” idea. That would solve a lot of problems!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:30 am
What kills me is they don’t do anything substantially different from a NICS, except for await confirmation on fingerprint cards from the FBI. With computers, it seems it would be easy to do same day approvals.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:23 am
“Hmmm…maybe they should just drop this whole “NFA” idea. That would solve a lot of problems!”
+1!
October 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Yes, but then they wouldn’t have quite the same “shopping list” when the time comes.
October 27th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
It comes from the BATFE website, this is a direct link: http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/071709nfa-statistics.pdf
It takes a few links to get there from the main page… Firearms -> National Firearms Act -> What’s New -> ATF NFA Branch Statistics (7/17/09)
This goes to the What’s New page: http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/whatsnew.htm
October 27th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Just started my first NFA wait last week. Was told to expect 3-6 months, but was also told a recent request was approved in only 6 weeks. Maybe NFA demand is parallel to ammo demand, and is tapering off? Hope so!!
October 27th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
“What kills me is they don’t do anything substantially different from a NICS, except for await confirmation on fingerprint cards from the FBI. With computers, it seems it would be easy to do same day approvals.”
It’s a little more complicated than that. The firearm being transferred (or built) has to be researched to ensure that it’s lawful for the transferee to possess (or make). With older stuff, or states with overly complex laws (e.g. MO, LA, CA), that can take a little while. Plus there are always screwed up applications, requiring time to generate the error letter and send it off, get it back, etc.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
they do that? interesting.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
“The firearm being transferred (or built) has to be researched to ensure that it’s lawful for the transferee to possess (or make)”
If they do that research, then they are intentionally being dumb in not approving silencers in Michigan. Perfectly legal, just waiting on ATF to hire a competent lawyer to look at our law.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
IIRC the silencer issue in Michigan rests with the state’s attorney general due to the issue of what qualifies as proper licensing. ATF takes a conservative view to approvals – if there’s a question, they won’t allow it.
They not only have to follow federal law but also all the state and local ones as well. That’s a whole lot of BS to keep track of.