Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait67d
Typical range50–80d
Approvals148
Form 4·Individual
Median wait7d
Typical range4–12d
Approvals107
Form 1·Trust
Median wait83d
Typical range72–86d
Approvals74
Form 4·Trust
Median wait31d
Typical range28–37d
Approvals63
Last 30 days by ATF approval date · 392 approvals
Approval Activity Signal
Activity remains within normal range
Monitoring Form 4 and Form 1 recent approvals
Last approval
1d ago
Signal strength
→ At baseline
Detection window
219 recent · 972 prior 76d
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Jul 20–26, 2026
2
2d
1–2d
2
Jul 13–19
11
2d
2–3d
11
Jul 6–12
33
7d
5–8d
33
Jun 29–Jul 5
35
12d
9–15d
35
Jun 22–28
38
7d
4–16d
38
Jun 15–21
38
6d
3–16d
18
Jun 8–14
50
6d
4–30d
19
Jun 1–7
57
9d
6–31d
22
May 25–31
58
26d
7–51d
28
May 18–24
69
10d
5–35d
19
May 11–17
75
29d
8–42d
20
May 4–10
62
20d
6–65d
17
Apr 27–May 3
72
24d
7–74d
25
Apr 20–26
87
19d
7–64d
22
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
23
Apr 6–12
125
36d
8–78d
30
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
13
Mar 23–29
95
66d
29–73d
—
Mar 16–22
97
62d
22–68d
—
Mar 9–15
111
42d
13–65d
—
Mar 2–8
115
36d
7–64d
—
Feb 23–Mar 1
113
25d
4–63d
—
Feb 16–22
130
28d
4–62d
—
Feb 9–15
139
57d
13–61d
—
Feb 2–8
93
23d
8–28d
—
Jan 26–Feb 1
125
26d
15–45d
—
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
3,353 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: yesterday
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
677d
Jun 2026
1651–46d
May 2026
1901–56d
Apr 2026
2571–77d
Mar 2026
1941–70d
Feb 2026
2961–65d
Jan 2026
6501–75d
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 May 2026 filings — the queue is processing relatively recent submissions.
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover
All↔All
Frontier:Jun 2026
regime: volatile · trajectory: flat
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FewerMore approvals— shared scale
HoverSyncFrontier
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 1 · Individual
374 approvals
64dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·57–71d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Individual
366 approvals
7dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
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4–9d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Trust
234 approvals
30dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–35d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 1 · Trust
227 approvals
72dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·66–78d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Typical range = the middle half of waits. It leaves out the fastest 25% and the slowest 25%.
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 7 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.