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Posted: 2/8/2008 9:58:57 AM EDT
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Back in November of 2007 I filled out Form 4 paperwork at my dealer to transfer a supressor into my trust. I wrote a $200 check to the BATFE. This is my first transfer. Presumably my dealer sent the Form 4's, check, and copy of trust to the ATF shortly after. It's now been three months and my check still has not been cashed. I've called my dealer and they assure me everything has been sent and that sometimes it just takes a long time. After looking at the NFA timelines thread, it looks like 3 months to cash the check is way out of the norm. I'm wondering what if anything I should do. I can think of a few options: 1. Keep waiting. 2. Resubmit the forms and send them myself via certified mail. 3. Stop payment on the check, request refund on supressor or call credit card company to get the charge credited and find a new dealer. 4. Something else? Any advice would be appreciated. |
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Your dealer never sent it or it was lost in the mail......... I wouldn't cancel the check just in case it shows up. The completing the paperwork only to find out there is a stop payment may seriously stop the process. Talk to your dealer again.... tell him the ATF said that there is no reason for such a delay. |
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How much do you trust your dealer? Its more likely that they just havent sent it in. Did the dealer have your suppressor IN STOCK when you purchased it? If they didnt have it in stock, they will have to wait for it to come in so they can get the serial # to finish the Form 4. Asking the dealer for the serial # of the suppressor will tell you if they are lying or not, you can also ask for proof that it was sent out. 3 months to cash a check is completely rediculous. However, 3 months for a dealer to sit on your forms (or loose them) is not out of the question. |
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I should have mentioned that I called customer service at NFA branch in West Virginia last week. As expected, they have no record of the transfer since the check isn't cashed and the transfer isn't in the system. Is there any way to reach the Georgia office to see if they have the paperwork but for some reason haven't cashed the check? I have no reason to distrust this C3 dealer. A couple friends have used them with good luck. The supressor was in stock when I purchased it so I have the serial number. |
IDK about the place that receives the Form 4's but the place that receives the Form 1's keep a paper log of all incoming mail thats updated every other day or so. It would probably be a chore for them to look through all those logs to see if they got it, and even then it wouldnt tell you if the incoming mail was for YOUR transfer and not someone elses transfer with that dealer. I dont know what to do other than to ask your dealer for some sort of proof that they sent it out, who knows.  If they had it in stock and they are a known-good dealer, then chances are that they did actually send it in when they said. Sucks 
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