Suppressors NFA Dealers be aware - There may be "ghost" items still in your E-account!

[Enough Said]

There could very well be NFA items lingering in your account that you transferred years ago. There were some temp hires in 2017 and 2018 who made mistakes.
What happened? NFA is run by hourly employees who press buttons. In these cases, the employee failed to press the button, upon approval, that removes that item from your account. Unfortunately, YOU will be charged with providing supporting documentation like Book / Page /Item number, Date Approved / Date Transferred, etc. in order to get your responsibilities validated and the item removed from your account.

OR -

There could be items in your account that you have NO record of receiving, nor do you have a customer for.
In this case, a well-meaning dealer/manufacturer got Form 3 Approval to transfer to you but the customer backed out before the item was shipped to you. That item lingers in your account unbeknownst to you and it will take getting the Form 3 voided before it can be removed from your account. The shipper must initiate that voiding

In both instances the dealer is held responsible for these items as long as they are in your account and will require action on your part.

WHAT TO DO:

Log in to your dealer account at EForms.ATF.GOV.
ACCEPT/DECLARE under penalty of prosecution that you will make no mistakes while in your account. [LOL] Then proceed to find the mistakes NFA has made in your account [LOL] by going to the My Profile tab, then the FFL/AECA/EIN ACCESS tab. Look right to the VIEW INVENTORY tab.
Now hit Export Line Items and download the CSV file.

You can use the right columns to make your notes, then save that as a .pdf file, renaming it to include the date it was downloaded.

You now have what they think you have at your fingertips and for your records.

If you find that there are discrepancies and want to resolve them, Email the .pdf file to:[email protected] and explain your situation.

Check your account weekly, at minimum, to know what is being Form 3'd your way, or to find the ghosts that appear from time to time. IT IS ULTIMATELY OUR RESPONSIBILITY and we will be held to account for what they think we have whether we have it or not.

Be LEGAL
Be AWARE
Be PROACTIVE
And by all means, BE COURTEOUS when dealing with NFA.

Taylor

 

[308pirate]

Fuck the ATF 1000 times over with a piece of rusty rebar

 

[Bigrederic]

WTF.... I will look when I get a chance.

 

[Cynical]

The first issue isn’t that big of a problem since we would have a disposal record, either a form 3 or a form 4 with a 4473, not to mention the a/d record.

The second issue, that one sucks.

 

[Enough Said]

The first issue isn’t that big of a problem since we would have a disposal record, either a form 3 or a form 4 with a 4473, not to mention the a/d record.

The second issue, that one sucks.

So The Federal Agency that approved it now has us, years later, prove that they approved it.(?) In order that it be removed from the dealer's inventory now. LOL

This causes Senators and Congressmen to get phone calls, and subsequently, bureaucrats to get ass-chewings. But no one gets fired. A mistake of this proportion on the part of the dealer brings threat of fine and jail time...PER OCCURANCE.

Just uncool all around and we must be proactive by looking for oversights such as this is my point.

Thanks. Be Aware.

Taylor