caulfieldian
Marksman
I abused my lunch break and headed down to USDS from downtown (just getting there is my entire break) so I could pick up my can. Got the call last night.
I'm filling out the 4473 when the man helping me discovers that the serial number of the can that I bought has been approved on SOMEONE ELSE'S FORM 4.
At that point, I left after they spent several minutes looking at their records because 1. It wasn't going to get fixed any time soon and 2. I had to be back at the hospital for afternoon procedures.
I got a call about 15 minutes after I left, and one of the gentlemen let me know that the silencerco distributor might have had a s/n mixup when doing the Form 3's last year, and the gentleman who's name was on the tax stamp I thought was for me had applied a few days prior to my application. He feels my tax stamp might show up in a few days, albeit with a different s/n. Hopefully for the right can. It looked like the form 4 that was approved was for a specwar 556k, but the serial approved was for a specwar 556. I hope he's all right with that.
In any case, the NFA branch is unreachable due to the fact they're closed due to inclement weather.
The call back made me feel better, but I am still a little peeved that the Form 4 and the serial number on our cans weren't double-checked. Best case scenario, there's a specwar 556 can with a serial number on it at the shop that will have a tax stamp with my name on it in a few days, worst case, I wait another several weeks/months on top of the almost 10 I've already waited.
In any case, I think I was mostly angry at the fact that I skipped food and drove a half an hour each way to discover a clerical error. Could be worse, though, and it's not the end of the world. At the end of the day, it's not the biggest issue I'll deal with this week.
I know sometimes people have to edit or amend their form 4's, but has anyone else had a situation like this?
I'm filling out the 4473 when the man helping me discovers that the serial number of the can that I bought has been approved on SOMEONE ELSE'S FORM 4.
At that point, I left after they spent several minutes looking at their records because 1. It wasn't going to get fixed any time soon and 2. I had to be back at the hospital for afternoon procedures.
I got a call about 15 minutes after I left, and one of the gentlemen let me know that the silencerco distributor might have had a s/n mixup when doing the Form 3's last year, and the gentleman who's name was on the tax stamp I thought was for me had applied a few days prior to my application. He feels my tax stamp might show up in a few days, albeit with a different s/n. Hopefully for the right can. It looked like the form 4 that was approved was for a specwar 556k, but the serial approved was for a specwar 556. I hope he's all right with that.
In any case, the NFA branch is unreachable due to the fact they're closed due to inclement weather.
The call back made me feel better, but I am still a little peeved that the Form 4 and the serial number on our cans weren't double-checked. Best case scenario, there's a specwar 556 can with a serial number on it at the shop that will have a tax stamp with my name on it in a few days, worst case, I wait another several weeks/months on top of the almost 10 I've already waited.
In any case, I think I was mostly angry at the fact that I skipped food and drove a half an hour each way to discover a clerical error. Could be worse, though, and it's not the end of the world. At the end of the day, it's not the biggest issue I'll deal with this week.
I know sometimes people have to edit or amend their form 4's, but has anyone else had a situation like this?
