The National Firearms Act (NFA), enacted on June 26, 1934, is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes a statutory excise tax on the manufacture and transfer of certain firearms and mandates the registration of those firearms. In regards to the NFA and registration, a Suppressor is considered to be a firearm.

HOW TO BUY
Determine if the NFA regulated item is legal in your area. You can contact the local office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for more information.

If you reside outside of the State of Texas, determine what Class III dealer will receive the item on your behalf. We will contact your chosen dealer and will submit the required paperwork for a dealer to dealer transfer (Form 3). Upon approval, we will forward the item to your dealer who will then initiate the individual transfer process.

If you are a Texas resident and will be picking the item up at our location, we will provide the necessary paperwork to complete the transaction.

REGISTRATION IN YOUR OWN NAME
For individual transfers we provide services for digital fingerprinting services as well as passport photos in store. Our NFA Handling service includes full service submission of your ATF Form 4 (5320.4) via the ATF eForm website. You will need to bring only a valid State Issued ID with your current Texas Residence. We will submit the application to the BATFE via the ATF eForm Website. Application fees are to be paid in the amount of $5.00 (for transfer of AOWs) or $200.00 (all other NFA transfers) at the time of submission. 
*Paper applications can be processed in the event of an eForm website outage.


REGISTRATION TO A TRUST
For transfers utilizing a Gun Trust, you will need to provide a copy of your NFA Trust paperwork, signed by all current responsible persons (settlor and co-trustees) listed and the trust copy will need to be notarized. We will provide one (1) completed copy of a Responsible Person Questionnaire (5320.23) per trustee listed on the trust in conjunction with the ATF Form 4 (5320.4) application. We provide services for digital fingerprinting services as well as passport photos in store. All trustee's listed as responsible persons will need to submit Fingerprints, Passport Photos and be present to sign and submit the Responsible Person Questionnaire (5320.23) / ATF Form 4 application (5320.4). We will submit the application to the BATFE via the ATF eForm Website. Application fees are to be paid in the amount of $5.00 (for transfer of AOWs) or $200.00 (all other NFA transfers) at the time of submission. *Paper applications can be processed in the event of an eForm website outage.


REGISTRATION TO A CORPORATION
NFA items may also be transferred as assets of a Corporation. For transfers utilizing a Corporation, you will need to provide a copy of the Articles of Incorporation, along with a Certificate of Good Standing (available from the Texas Comptroller's website). We will provide one (1) completed copy of a Responsible Person Questionnaire (5320.23) for each responsible party of the Corporation. We provide services for digital fingerprinting services as well as passport photos in store. Each responsible persons will need to be present to submit Fingerprints, Passport Photo and be present to sign and submit the Responsible Person Questionnaire (5320.23) / ATF Form 4 application (5320.4). We will submit the application to the BATFE via the ATF eForm Website. Application fees are to be paid in the amount of $5.00 (for transfer of AOWs) or $200.00 (all other NFA transfers) at the time of submission.
*Paper applications can be processed in the event of an eForm website outage.


Of the three types of transfer, the Individual process is the most efficient for a number of reasons. If you need assistance in determining what method is right for you, please email or call.
Transfer times vary, but are currently taking an average of 6-8 months. Please keep in mind, these wait times can change at any time. Please call if you would like to know if these wait times have sped up or slowed. These wait times are not in our control and we do not guarantee any ETA's that may be quoted. Be advised, transfers utilizing a receiving dealer will typically add an additional 2-4 weeks to the process.

Transfer times vary, but are currently taking 60-90 days. Be advised, transfers utilizing a receiving dealer will typically add an additional 60-90 days to the process.

Frequently asked questions and answers about the NFA process may be found on the BATF National Firearms Act page.


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