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Posted: 8/22/2020 8:44:01 AM EDT
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I always fill out a form for the period of a year. That way you can travel as long as you want, as often as you want. Snail mail is good for me. I send the forms 2-3months ahead of time. It usually only takes a couple weeks. I’ve never tried email. No problem with the forms, just fill out 2 or 3if you’re taking multiple firearms.
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Posted: 8/22/2020 9:04:23 AM EDT
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Quoted: So I read here I can email scanned PDFs of my 5320.20s I need to submit? Anybody have the email address handy that I send them to? Do you always get an approval reply by email? Is there any time difference in waiting for the approval using email vs snail? Thanks! Side Rant: WTH are there only 3 item lines per form, lol. 5 or 6 would’ve been much better. Here’s a suggestion. Read the instructions on the form. They include the email address.  Fill everything out on the form except the firearm info and the dates. Print them out. Draw horizontal lines in the three rows to turn them into six rows. Write in all the firearm into. Make copies of those and save them. Write in dates, sign forms, submit. Next year, make copies of the forms you saved, write in dates, sign forms, submit. Year after that, repeat. |
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Posted: 8/22/2020 1:10:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Here’s a suggestion. Read the instructions on the form. They include the email address. Fill everything out on the form except the firearm info and the dates. Print them out. Draw horizontal lines in the three rows to turn them into six rows. Write in all the firearm into. Make copies of those and save them. Write in dates, sign forms, submit. Next year, make copies of the forms you saved, write in dates, sign forms, submit. Year after that, repeat. Yup. I do one form per state (4 states) for my SBR's and another for the Silencers. Yes, I know a 5320.20 is not needed for Silencers but I'd rather have it if I get some overzealous police officer giving me grief. |
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Posted: 8/22/2020 6:21:43 PM EDT
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Quoted: Anybody have the email address handy that I send them to? It's literally printed on the form instructions. Quoted: Do you always get an approval reply by email? No. You don't get any sort of response through email. Quoted: Is there any time difference in waiting for the approval using email vs snail? You don't have to wait for the USPS to deliver the 5320.20 to the ATF. The ATF mails you a paper copy of the approved form; they don't send you an approved PDF or something like if it was an eForm. |
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Posted: 8/22/2020 7:43:21 PM EDT
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Great info all! LOL!!
I've been filling these stupid paper forms out for years (probably expired 5320.20s), snailmailing them and never bothered to read most of the crap on the 2nd page.  Literally all of my instructions I've used I got on here, lol. b. The registered owner of NFA firearm(s) shall complete two copies of ATF Form 5320.20 and forward the forms to the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405 (Attention: NFA Division). The form can be submitted via facsimile to the NFA Division at (304) 616-4501 or may be scanned and emailed to [email protected]. |
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Posted: 8/23/2020 8:18:55 AM EDT
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I have been submitting them successfully for a while with the list of firearms printed on the back of the sheet of paper. I use exactly the same format that is on the front (Manufacturer, Type of Firearm, Serviceable?, Caliber or Gauge, etc.) and on the front I print "See list on other side". The list of firearms is saved as a Word file, so it's easy to modify it as guns come and go.
It makes life easier if you have a long list of items to get permission to travel with. |
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Posted: 8/23/2020 8:39:51 PM EDT
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What is the latest revision for the form: Revision date
I just realized my 5320 expired and I need to resubmit. |
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Posted: 8/23/2020 9:59:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2020 2:16:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2020 5:24:35 PM EDT
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Quote History@azmp5 Question: Do you need to send one scanned copy for each item, I think the instructions said to send two copies....IIRC, or should I send two scanned copies for each item I am requesting Thanks, Bronc |
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Posted: 8/24/2020 6:16:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @azmp5 Question: Do you need to send one scanned copy for each item, I think the instructions said to send two copies....IIRC, or should I send two scanned copies for each item I am requesting Thanks, Bronc Quote HistoryQuoted: @azmp5 Question: Do you need to send one scanned copy for each item, I think the instructions said to send two copies....IIRC, or should I send two scanned copies for each item I am requesting Thanks, Bronc One scanned signed and dated copy is all that is needed. I emailed 2 this past Saturday and at 8am this morning I got an email from and ATF contractor that I forgot to sign one of my forms. She asked me to reply back with a signed copy and it would be processed. If they needed 2 copies I feel they would have told me. They are processing there in box fast. |
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Posted: 8/24/2020 9:36:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @azmp5 Question: Do you need to send one scanned copy for each item, I think the instructions said to send two copies....IIRC, or should I send two scanned copies for each item I am requesting Thanks, Bronc each form can have 3 items on it. I had 15 items, so i submitted 5 forms. i didnt sent 10 (double) since it was through email. The way I read it was if i was going to send it snail-mail then submit 2 copies per request. |
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Posted: 8/25/2020 10:09:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have been submitting them successfully for a while with the list of firearms printed on the back of the sheet of paper. I use exactly the same format that is on the front (Manufacturer, Type of Firearm, Serviceable?, Caliber or Gauge, etc.) and on the front I print "See list on other side". The list of firearms is saved as a Word file, so it's easy to modify it as guns come and go. It makes life easier if you have a long list of items to get permission to travel with. This is the method the NFA Division will recommend you use. If you’re submitting multiple states, you can put the same list on the back of each one...or include a separate list and put “see attached list” on the first row of each form. |
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Posted: 8/26/2020 10:01:48 AM EDT
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If I may ask a stupid question?
I will be traveling to OH with a couple of NFA items. It is my understanding that I only need to list the final destination of my travel on the form. Do I need to list the states I will be traveling thru? What if I stop & visit a friend in a state other than OH? TYIA |
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Posted: 8/26/2020 10:43:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I may ask a stupid question? I will be traveling to OH with a couple of NFA items. It is my understanding that I only need to list the final destination of my travel on the form. Do I need to list the states I will be traveling thru? What if I stop & visit a friend in a state other than OH? TYIA Stopping to visit a friend is not passing through. Gas/food in route is. If you’re stopping, file a form for that state. |
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Posted: 8/26/2020 11:05:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Stopping to visit a friend is not passing through. Gas/food in route is. If you’re stopping, file a form for that state. I agree with this. I always make a plan for a short, non-stop trip, short of gas/food. |
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Posted: 9/1/2020 3:27:36 PM EDT
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The latest revision of the form allows you to digitally sign. Has anyone had luck just drawing their signature in?
Also, "Mode of Transportation (name and address of carrier, if by common or contract carrier)" If you are flying to your destination would you just say "Delta Airlines"? The address of the airport? Thanks! |
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