Well, I agree that nether will happen in our lifetime. However, I think there are two things that we can do to help speed up the system. As a self employed person who works 12 to 14 hours, sometimes 6 or 7 days a week, I am always thinking about cost savings and efficiency in my work. Of course, even though I hold a doctorate degree in my field, I doubt I am intelligent enough to think like an advanced government bureaucrat. But here are my ideas...Originally Posted by sillycon
1. Create a fast pass or pre-check system like the TSA has done for frequent flyers.
As someone who files his NFA forms as an individual, it is stupid that I have to turn in so many finger print cards and passport photos. The way I look and my fingerprints do not change. Why do they have to run them each time I apply to build an SBR or transfer a suppressor? They already have me on file and know I already am in possession of NFA items. Can't they just run my data that is already in the system and verify my eligibility? The redundancy of running an extensive background check for EVERY application, even when they are only a month apart is wasteful and time consuming.
2. When approving a person/trust for a Form 1 or 4, the examiner should look up and approve all other pending applications for the person/trust at the same time.
It is stupid to waste an examiners time reviewing all the paperwork for a transfer, only to do it all again a couple of weeks later. It is not like the information on the form will change. Just approve them all at the same time that have proceeded past a certain point in the process. This would take them out of the queue and remove many applications and speed up the process.
Well, that's it. I would like to think in a world where all of our emails, phone calls and texts can be intercepted by computers in our government, they could use computers to aid in this process and be able to look up info quicker and create a faster process.
Oh well. What do I know?
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