#Stamps

Welcome to the weekend everyone, and thanks for joining us here at TFB’s Silencer Saturday. If you are in the BATFE application approval process for the transfer (or making) of a National Firearms Act (NFA) controlled weapon(s), you are either the model of patience or overcome with frustration. Even after our numerous conversations about technology upgrades, manpower increases, and the reduced volume of forms post the 41F surge, Form 1 and Form 4 approval rates are sitting at about five to seven months. So, as I sit and wait along with all of you, I ask: where are our stamps?

Even the most experienced “stamp collectors” can be missing the coveted $5 red stamp. While making and transferring National Firearms Act (NFA) controlled items like Short Barreled Rifles (SBRs), Short Barreled Shotguns (SBSs), Silencers and Destructive Devices (DDs) require all the requisite BATFE paperwork AND $200, the price to transfer Any Other Weapons (AOWs) is only $5. But is an AOW really a bargain?