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The last efiile Form 4 I did where I mailed the cards took about 2 weeks, so don't give up hope. I was amazed since it takes at least a week for the PO to deliver mail anywhere now.

I didn't see that, but I'm sure in the haste and confusion of the final hours lots of things changed. This is the federal register quote I saw: This is Section 2. SEC. 2. Equal treatment of silencers and firearms. (a) In general.—Section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “(7) any silencer” and all that follows through “; and (8)” and inserting “and (7)”. This is 5845 (a) §5845. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter- (a) Firearm The term "firearm" means (1) a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; (2) a weapon made from a shotgun if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; (3) a rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; (4) a weapon made from a rifle if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; (5) any other weapon, as defined in subsection (e); (6) a machinegun; (7)any silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code); and (8) a destructive device. The term "firearm" shall not include an antique firearm or any device (other than a machinegun or destructive device) which, although designed as a weapon, the Secretary finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.

I was just shown the revised federal register on this, apparently suppressors and SBR's are removed from the NFA registry, so no backlog, just lots of cans will be sold and long wait times for the manufacturers to catch up.

I just tried to send him some money for his site, but it's in German and translating only works on part of it, I'll try to figure out later how to send him some money. I took Spanish in HS and French in college so my German is rusty.

As are probably 98% of the populace. Nobody knows what suppressor laws are, most think they are illegal just as they they think MG's are illegal. But for us 2 percenters it's a pretty big win. Especially those of us who are dealers, my sales projections just jumped way up. I am in the process of telling all my regulars they no longer must fork over two bills to the feds for the privilege of owning a can. And as i previously stated, I believe this will be a big boost for used cans too. I am just waiting for ATF to issue their ruling, hopefully it will be swift in coming.

I am assuming (should never do) everyone got the email from Alex about the update of his website? I can't open it on my PC right now but visited it a couple of days ago from my tablet. MP40.nl

I did an efile trust Form 4 a couple of weeks ago, took 4 days.

AS I understand it (and I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination!), this bill would only remove the $200 tax stamp fee from the registration, suppressors still would have to be approved on a Form 4 as before. They will still be on the NFA registry but the stamp goes away. As I see it, this is the best solution for now, since efile is now taking a day or so, there's little downside, and plenty of upside. For me, the biggest positive I see is that used suppressors will now have some value. A $4-500 can doesn't sell well in the used marketplace for obvious reasons, and an out-of-state transfer that requires two stamps is not even on the table under the present law. If there's no stamp then these used suppressors will gain value and can be traded at will. It will also increase sales as many first time buyers are turned off by the $200 stamp cost. JMO.

I just saw it, looks nice, I'm definitely interested. I couldn't find anything on his website, if indeed I was on the right one.

There's an ad on Sturm (parts and accessories) for a picatinny rail that mounts on the rear sight of the Model 76 or 760, no affiliation, just thought I'd let y'all ;know.

👏 congrats!

Yes, I don't see much if any increase in criminals buying suppressors. The Form 4 questionaire/info , plus fingerprints examined by the FBI will eliminate most bad actors. Criminals are not going to go to all the trouble of submitting a Form 4 with photo and print cards, unless they are exceptionally stupid (not to discount the abject stupidity of most bad guys), so that argument doesn't hold water. I don't know the percentage, but I would guess the vast majority of guns used in crimes are stolen or purchased black market/straw purchase.

I like ro get real stamps too, but not 11 month's worth......

I well remember the bad Ole days too, but in fairness, that was before efile.

Seems like NFA branch has it's act together now. I e-filed a Form 4 TRUST on last Tuesday and received the approval yesterday, 3 days for a TRUST! I've gotten less than 24 hours on an individual Form 4 but was led to believe Trusts were taking weeks if not a couple of months, so this is a pleasant surprise.