QueueAdvancing—Approvals are concentrated in September 2026 filings — the queue is processing relatively recent submissions.
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover
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Frontier:Aug 2026
regime: volatile · trajectory: slowing
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FewerMore approvals— shared scale
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Form 1 · Trust waits changed direction — rose from 52 to 83 days between Mar 2026 and Jul 2026, then fell to 30 in Aug 2026. No single monthly rate covers both legs.
Form 1 · Individual waits changed direction — rose from 52 to 69 days between Mar 2026 and Jun 2026, then fell to 5 in Aug 2026. No single monthly rate covers both legs.
Movement pressure concentrated near September 2026. Localized activation — cohort compression has not yet dissipated.
Queue Intelligence
90-day window
Operational FrontierThe oldest filing months still getting approvals — how far back the ATF is currently working.
Oldest filing months still seeing meaningful recent approvals
Form 4 · IndividualAug 2026
Form 4 · TrustAug 2026
Form 1 · IndividualAug 2026
Form 1 · TrustAug 2026
Active CohortsHow many different filing months saw at least one approval in the last 30 days.
Filing months with recent approvals in the last 30 days
Form 43
Form 12
Combined3
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
476 approvals
22dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·5–51d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Form 4 · Individual
291 approvals
5dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
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3–8d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Form 4 · Trust
235 approvals
24dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·9–32d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Form 1 · Trust
214 approvals
55dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·15–83d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Typical range = the middle half of waits. It leaves out the fastest 25% and the slowest 25%.
Approval Snapshot
context: LA
Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 4·Trust
Median wait11d
Typical range3–31d
Approvals8
Form 1·Individual
Median wait13d
Typical range—
Approvals4limited
Form 4·Individual
Median wait4d
Typical range—
Approvals4limited
Form 1·Trust
Median wait50d
Typical range—
Approvals2limited
Last 90 days by ATF approval date · 18 approvals(filtered)
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
4,227 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: yesterday
NFA Tracker — ATF Approval Wait Times | NFA Watch
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