“the central registry of all NFA firearms in the U.S. which are not in the possession or under the control of the U.S. Government. The registry includes (1) the identification of the firearm, (2) date of registration, and (3) identification and address of the person entitled to possession of the firearm (the person to whom the firearm is registered).”
The ATF Form 20 or the ATF 5320.20 Application to Transport NFA Firearms is required when you are transporting your NFA firearms across state lines or to an address that is different then the address on your ATF Form 4 or ATF Form 1 that contains the ATF Tax Stamp.
NFA application status depends on the type of transaction or ATF form that is used because each form has different requirements and different processes that require different processing times.
Filling out the ATF Form 5 5320.5 with the Fillable .PDF version is the easiest way to create an accurate ATF Form 1. Having a clear and concise ATF Form 5 5320.5 helps the ATF enter the information when the ATF Form 5 5320.5 application is received. Below are the links that is the fillable .PDF version of the ATF Form 5 5320.5 application.