First off I'm new here and wanted to stop in and say hello as well as ask a question.

Recently a few Reps and Senators sent correspondance to Acting Deputy Director William Hoover on behalf of the suppressor industry inquiring about the current wait time for Form 4 approval and what can be done to streamline the process. It got me curious as to what part of the process actually takes so long. I believe wait times from sending out Form 4's to getting the stamp are right around 5 months currently. Can someone explain what actually goes on over on the ATF's end? As I understand there's only a few examiners and there were some reassignments recently. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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