How to buy a Silencer/Machine Gun/Short Barreled Rifle

First Coast Firearms will manage everything from start to finish. Heres' what to expect:

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eFile (Form 4)

• Purchase your silencer.

• Provide your eForms User Name and 4-digit PIN, if you don't have an account we will need this information from you and create one.

  • Name​

  • Address

  • Phone Number

  • Email

  • Social Security Number

  • Date of Birth

  • Place of Birth

  • Birth Date

• Get an electronic fingerprint file called an .eft from LiveScan or IDscan.

• Get 1, 2x2 in photo either electronically sent by email or an actual passport photo  (it must 2x2 in with a white background)

• Pay FCF for the $50 for the electronic file

• FCF files for you within 48 hrs of reciept of all neccesary data (EFT, Serial #).

• ATF wait times are roughly 20 days. See current published wait times here.

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Paper Filing (Form 4, Form 1)

• Get 2 ATF Fingerprint cards done by your local Sheriff's dept. or certified background specialist (only need 2 per submission, not per application)

• Get 2, 2x2 in passport photos for each item purchased. (You do not need to get a passport photo as long as it's 2x2 in with a white background)

• FCF files for you, wait times are 37-79 days.

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