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Posted: 2/2/2016 7:54:08 PM EDT
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Plenty of people do their own...so I'm not sure there are any qualifications required.
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Posted: 2/2/2016 9:10:58 PM EDT
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What do you put in the field for that bit of information..?
I almost hope it isnt true, now im gonna go broke, the finger print cards is what has held me from submitting paperwork so many times... 
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Posted: 2/2/2016 10:12:16 PM EDT
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I've submitted my own roll-your-own before, entering my own information. If the prints are clear, it doesn't matter if the employer is a private company/agent, or LE agency, or self-employed rolling their own. At least in my experience.
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Posted: 2/2/2016 11:03:41 PM EDT
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Yep your can roll your own. I was in the same boat as you, the fingerprints were the biggest pain to the whole process. Then I found out you can do your own. Just put your name as the official. I've never been denied for my prints and believe me they are nowhere near as nice as when the LEO did them for me. Just grab an ink pad from staples, oh and pick up a few extra fongerprint cards.....you will mess up on a few
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Posted: 2/2/2016 11:56:11 PM EDT
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Man, mixed emotions..
the reason I started thinking about it is because I saw a whole stack of fbi finger print cards at work, and one of the E-7's said "hell yeah, I can finger print you any time you need"
To add to that, the other half of our building is the local PD, and the Chief of police has pretty much an open door policy when it comes to signing NFA stuff, as long as he is in the office he'll sign it right there and then... 
Thanks for all the info guys. ETA, and stby for my inevitable "arfcom curse" thread..
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Posted: 2/3/2016 12:38:17 AM EDT
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Get a Sirchie ink pad and card holder at eBay, about $10 for both.
The ink is much easier to clean off your fingers and does a great job. Don't put too much ink on and don't use too much pressure. I practiced on a couple of old cards and some paper, I talked to an agent at ATF and told her I can do my own since the ones I had done at LE were so bad, she said fine. 
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Posted: 2/3/2016 1:26:31 AM EDT
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Get a Sirchie ink pad and card holder at eBay, about $10 for both. The ink is much easier to clean off your fingers and does a great job. Don't put too much ink on and don't use too much pressure. I practiced on a couple of old cards and some paper, I talked to an agent at ATF and told her I can do my own since the ones I had done at LE were so bad, she said fine. http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa219/faldoc/Misc/Sirchiepad_zpsd54cb9b6.jpg http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa219/faldoc/Misc/MyfingerprintsJan2015_zps94f1777d.jpg That is awesome..! Thanks |
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Posted: 2/3/2016 7:20:49 AM EDT
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I do the same as faldoc. I bought the same pad on eBay and the holder on Amazon. No problems so far.
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Posted: 2/3/2016 2:36:50 PM EDT
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Where do you get the cards?
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Posted: 2/3/2016 2:39:41 PM EDT
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Where do you get the cards? Here. Once you hit the button for fingerprint cards, choose the NFA cards from the dropdown menu. No charge, and mine showed up within a week or so. (Ordered most recently in mid-Jan) |
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Posted: 2/4/2016 12:10:35 AM EDT
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What does the FBI do with the fingerprint cards once they have run them through the background checks? Do they keep them? Do they destroy them? Are they required by law to do either?
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Posted: 2/7/2016 6:44:30 AM EDT
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the ink pads are on ebay for 6 bucks
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151963145696 card holder 6 bucks http://www.ebay.com/itm/130654347015 not my auction. |
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Posted: 2/7/2016 7:17:14 AM EDT
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I accidentally used the criminal arrest cards instead of the ID cards one time for a guy I know. Apparently it wasn't an issue.
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Posted: 2/7/2016 9:52:37 AM EDT
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Ive done my own for the past 15 NFA purchases. My FFL is also a reserve LEO so he has an ink pad in the store and I do all my own. Gotten pretty good. :) Key is to actually slightly roll your finger across the card like a you are sticking a stamp vs just pressing your finger straight down. Comes out much cleaner and more legible. Ive only ever had to resubmit finger prints once and I just sent another set and got my approval the next week so not sure why that set wasn't aceepted . I typically do 3-4 sets at time and put them away till I need them.
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Posted: 2/7/2016 11:21:06 AM EDT
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Yep, I've done six (6) sets of cards myself; no problem, never had any rejected. As mentioned, be sure to use real fingerprint ink, not regular stamp pad ink from Staples or other office supply store -- that ink is too thin, it floods the "grooves" of your fingerprint, and smudges too easily. To help you out in filling in the rest of the info at the top of the FD-258 form, below is a link to FBI guidelines: You'll see that some of the blocks can be left blank (not mandatory). |
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Posted: 2/9/2016 1:56:14 PM EDT
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What are you guys putting for the reason fingerprinted?
ETA: Pretty sure on my last one (2007) I just left it blank |
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Posted: 2/9/2016 1:57:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What are you guys putting for the reason fingerprinted? |
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Posted: 2/9/2016 9:26:57 PM EDT
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Are you listing yourself as the person doing the fingerprints as well?
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Posted: 2/9/2016 9:49:09 PM EDT
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Are you listing yourself as the person doing the fingerprints as well? Yes |
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Posted: 2/12/2016 11:55:34 AM EDT
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What employer address? Yours or leave blank?
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Posted: 2/12/2016 7:25:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What employer address? Yours or leave blank? |
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Posted: 2/12/2016 7:50:07 PM EDT
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I have always just filled them out as
Resident of Person being Fingerprinted 742 Evergreen Terrance Springfield, NA 01234 Employer and Address "Self" 742 Evergreen Terrance Springfield, NA 01234 Signature of Official Taking Fingerprints Homer J. Simpson Reason Fingerprinted NFA Transfer or NFA Application (for a F1) Probably have sent in 30 sets of cards like this over the past decade without an issue. |
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