Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait59d
Typical range40–78d
Approvals179
Form 4·Individual
Median wait8d
Typical range5–13d
Approvals112
Form 4·Trust
Median wait31d
Typical range27–37d
Approvals80
Form 1·Trust
Median wait83d
Typical range67–86d
Approvals72
Last 30 days by ATF approval date · 443 approvals
Approval Activity Signal
Increased approval activity above baseline
Monitoring Form 4 and Form 1 recent approvals
Last approval
22h ago
Signal strength
↑ Above baseline
Detection window
292 recent · 941 prior 76d
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Jul 20–26, 2026
8
3d
2–4d
8
Jul 13–19
17
3d
2–7d
17
Jul 6–12
40
8d
5–13d
40
Jun 29–Jul 5
51
15d
9–22d
51
Jun 22–28
54
10d
5–28d
43
Jun 15–21
54
15d
4–33d
31
Jun 8–14
63
12d
4–37d
30
Jun 1–7
67
18d
7–39d
30
May 25–31
60
27d
7–51d
27
May 18–24
69
10d
5–35d
17
May 11–17
77
29d
8–45d
19
May 4–10
64
22d
6–70d
19
Apr 27–May 3
79
27d
8–77d
32
Apr 20–26
89
21d
7–79d
24
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
22
Apr 6–12
126
36d
8–78d
29
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
—
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.
3,459 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
877d
Jun 2026
1841–50d
May 2026
1911–71d
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 June 2026 filings — the queue is processing relatively recent submissions.
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 · TrustJun 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 14
Combined4
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
392 approvals
64dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·49–71d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Individual
371 approvals
6dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
·
4–10d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Trust
252 approvals
30dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–36d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 1 · Trust
237 approvals
72dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·66–81d 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%.
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover
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.