Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait69d
Typical range39–82d
Approvals118
Form 4·Individual
Median wait6d
Typical range4–9d
Approvals102
Form 1·Trust
Median wait82d
Typical range72–85d
Approvals67
Form 4·Trust
Median wait31d
Typical range28–38d
Approvals51
Last 30 days by ATF approval date · 338 approvals
Approval Activity Signal
Activity remains within normal range
Monitoring Form 4 and Form 1 recent approvals
Last approval
21h ago
Signal strength
→ At baseline
Detection window
186 recent · 982 prior 76d
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Jul 13–19, 2026
6
2d
1–2d
6
Jul 6–12
23
7d
5–7d
23
Jun 29–Jul 5
27
9d
8–15d
27
Jun 22–28
33
6d
4–9d
33
Jun 15–21
33
4d
2–11d
23
Jun 8–14
49
6d
4–30d
20
Jun 1–7
51
8d
6–29d
20
May 25–31
45
10d
6–35d
19
May 18–24
62
10d
4–26d
12
May 11–17
64
16d
7–34d
14
May 4–10
54
17d
5–38d
13
Apr 27–May 3
64
16d
7–64d
19
Apr 20–26
81
18d
7–50d
18
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
26
Apr 6–12
125
36d
8–78d
36
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
15
Mar 23–29
95
66d
29–73d
—
Mar 16–22
97
62d
22–68d
—
Mar 9–15
111
42d
13–65d
—
Mar 2–8
114
40d
7–64d
—
Feb 23–Mar 1
113
25d
4–63d
—
Feb 16–22
130
28d
4–62d
—
Feb 9–15
138
57d
13–61d
—
Feb 2–8
93
23d
8–28d
—
Jan 26–Feb 1
124
27d
15–46d
—
Jan 19–25
172
31d
17–53d
—
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
3,251 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: today
Recent approvals by filing cohort
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Jan
Sep
Dec
Mar
Jun
Frontier
Active (30d)
Historical
Frontier: Jun 2026 (1mo ago)3 active cohorts
Recent approvals are concentrated around Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 filings.
PeriodActivity#Wait
Jul 2026
427d
Jun 2026
1521–40d
May 2026
1881–56d
Apr 2026
2571–77d
Mar 2026
1931–70d
Feb 2026
2951–65d
Jan 2026
6451–75d
Dec 2025
285d
Nov 2025
628d
Oct 2025
742–33d
Sep 2025
4Insufficient sample
Jun 2025
1Insufficient sample
Feb 2025
1Insufficient sample
Jan 2025
106d
Active (last 30 days)
Historical
3 active cohorts
QueueAdvancing—Approvals are concentrated in April 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:Jun 2026
regime: volatile · trajectory: flat
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FewerMore approvals— shared scale
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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 · IndividualJun 2026
Form 4 · TrustMay 2026
Form 1 · IndividualApr 2026
Form 1 · TrustApr 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 13
Combined4
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 4 · Individual
369 approvals
6dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·4–9d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Form 1 · Individual
364 approvals
64dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
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57–70d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Form 4 · Trust
233 approvals
29dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–35d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Form 1 · Trust
223 approvals
70dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·65–77d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 6 days; Form 1 filings are running about 64 days. Enter your own filing below to see where you stand.
Form 1 · Trust waits have risen steadily since Jan 2026 — up about 11 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Form 1 · Individual waits have risen steadily since Jan 2026 — up about 11 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Approval signal distributed across 4 active cohort windows. Broad-front advancement detected — no dominant compression zone.