All Q&As by Category

Processing Q&As

I submitted my NFA application the same time as my friend/family member/etc. and his or her NFA application was processed before mine, why?
Has NFA Division implemented processing changes to reduce the number of pending applications?
FBI-NICS responded to my background check with a “proceed,” can NFA Division approve my NFA application?
Are there other factors other than the review process that result in longer processing times for trusts?
Are NFA applications processed in a “first in, first out” basis?

Receiver Blanks

When does a receiver need to have markings and/or serial numbers?
What is an “80%” or “unfinished" receiver?
Is ATF aware of the receiver blanks, commonly referred to as 80% receivers?
Have firearms made from unmarked receiver blanks been recovered after being used in a crime?
Can functioning firearms made from receiver blanks be traced?
Are “80%” or “unfinished” receivers illegal?
Are there restrictions on who can purchase receiver blanks?
Are some items being marketed as non-firearm "unfinished" or "80%" receivers actually considered firearms?

Record Required - Licensees

What is the licensee’s responsibility where an alternate method to maintain records has been authorized?
What is a "bound book"?
May a licensee seek an alternate method of maintaining records?
May a licensee keep more than one "bound book" at the same time?
How should a licensee record in their records the transfer of a frame or receiver to an unlicensed purchaser?
How much time does a licensee have to record the acquisition and disposition of firearms?
Does the government sell firearms acquisition and disposition record books for licensees to use in recording their receipts and dispositions of firearms?
Do licensees need to record the rental of a firearm in the acquisition and disposition (A&D) record?
Do licensees need to keep records of acquisition and disposition for ammunition?

Recordkeeping and Reporting

Who completes the Annual Firearm Manufacture Export Report (AFMER) when a firearm is changed from a pistol to a short-barreled rifle (SBR) per the Final Rule?
After exercising one of the corrective options of this final rule, how does an FFL make proper record in their acquisition and disposition record?

Recordkeeping Requirements - Explosives

When must ATF Form 5400.4, “Limited Permittee Transaction Report (LPTR)”, be executed and how long must they be maintained?
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