How long should a transfer take?

Daren Thompson · December 22, 2002, 04:04 PM

I am in the proccess of getting my first machine gun, an UZI. The ATF cashed my personal check on Sep 20th and I have still heard nothing from them. The transfer is an in state transfer so I was told(by a classIII dealer) I did not need to use a SOT. I filled out a form 4(with fingerprints and picture) and sent it off. No word yet is this normal? Will the ATF contct me or the man who currently has the gun?

Thanks
Daren

444 · December 22, 2002, 04:10 PM

I am in the same boat. My dealer told me it might take 4-5 months. I already know now that I used the wrong fingerprint cards which will delay the whole thing further. I wish I had done like you and sent them a personal check so I would know they cashed it. I sent them a certified check.

ACP230 · December 23, 2002, 09:21 AM

The laws gives the ATF bureaucrats 90 days to complete the transfer process. Some folks report transfers in 30 days, most in 90 or more. More than 90 days is not unusual. Some of this is supposedly due to slow fringerprint processing at the FBI.

"Patience is a virtue, especially when waiting for transfers." ACP230.

December 22, 2002, 04:04 PM	#1
Daren Thompson Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1998 Location: Elizabethtown,KY,USA Posts: 459	How long should a transfer take? I am in the proccess of getting my first machine gun, an UZI. The ATF cashed my personal check on Sep 20th and I have still heard nothing from them. The transfer is an in state transfer so I was told(by a classIII dealer) I did not need to use a SOT. I filled out a form 4(with fingerprints and picture) and sent it off. No word yet is this normal? Will the ATF contct me or the man who currently has the gun? Thanks Daren

December 23, 2002, 09:21 AM	#3
ACP230 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2000 Posts: 708	The laws gives the ATF bureaucrats 90 days to complete the transfer process. Some folks report transfers in 30 days, most in 90 or more. More than 90 days is not unusual. Some of this is supposedly due to slow fringerprint processing at the FBI. "Patience is a virtue, especially when waiting for transfers." ACP230. __________________ "To disarm the people (is) the best & most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason.

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December 22, 2002, 04:10 PM	#2
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	I am in the same boat. My dealer told me it might take 4-5 months. I already know now that I used the wrong fingerprint cards which will delay the whole thing further. I wish I had done like you and sent them a personal check so I would know they cashed it. I sent them a certified check.