Another.... Suppressor question

[Potatoes16]

So, I am looking at the Bogo through silencer central and I have them in my cart...
Then it adds ink and a print card in the cart?

This is my first suppressor, but I know I need to do fingerprints, I just didn't expect to do them myself.

I have heard you can do them digitally but I have no clue where to try.

Anyone know of places for digital prints for a no or low price? I am out in San tan valley so I'm not gonna drive to Goodyear or anything like that, I less that's the only place... In which case I guess I'll fill up the truck w gas before I go.

And follow up question... What do I do with the print card once I get it? And/or if I submit it, can I submit the card digitally also?

[Twobadazbrothers]

I have used SilencerShop kiosk @ Scottsdale gun club it was super easy and it basically one stop shop fingerprints pictures and the rest is forms you just sign digitally and done

[Abbey]

Step 1: Create a SilencerShop account
Step 2: go to any LGS with a SilencerShop kiosk and upload your prints
Step 3: Pay ~$50 to SilencerShop and they will FedEx physical print cards with your prints printed on them
Step 4: Scan your print cards in high quality
Step 5: Upload the digital scan of your prints to a service that converts them to the proper .eft format

Alternately, you can just go to a local place that will take your prints and do the scanning & .eft file conversion for you but I found it easier to use the SilencerShop kiosk and do steps 3-5 on my own time from my own computer. Bonus that SilencerShop is a very convenient way to spend money.

[QuietM4]

You’re better off purchasing a better suppressor through Silencer Shop (and using thier one stop shop kiosk) than getting a free 22 can from Silencer Central. They make OK suppressors, but no where near the best.

For fingerprints, google "Live Scan". There is usually a UPS Store near you that offers it. They can print out a fingerprint card or give you the digital .ETF file

[Potatoes16]

Appreciate all the info!!
Way more than I knew before.
Just waiting for a day off to act on a few things now!!

[1bardan+]

Once it’s done, you can get that data on a thumb drive and use it on all the NFA items you get in the future.
Quietm4 is right, you spend the same tax on a cheap suppressor as a real good one so get a good one.

[Abbey]

Almost every shop that sells suppressors has a Silencer Shop kiosk. So while having the .etf to submit your own eForms is great, I've only used my .etf for SBRs and always used the Silencer Shop process for suppressors.

Note to those who haven't done it before, but even if you buy something from a shop's inventory, they still generally use Silencer Shop for generating/certifying/submitting the F4. It makes the process faster and I've had some approvals come back in less than 48 hours. Shops may charge extra if you don't go through SS since it takes more time.

[Doc]

My 2¢:

Go w the old fashioned fingerprints and avoid the ones at silencer shop.

Rationale:
The gov’ment is going to lose your prints and when they do they will just say “whoopsie”


The private sector won’t lose your prints, the penalty is far too high, the gov will shut them down for losing records.

A little more work but en the end the gov’ment employees will do their thing and f*** it all up.

[QuietM4]

My 2¢:

Go w the old fashioned fingerprints and avoid the ones at silencer shop.

Rationale:
The gov’ment is going to lose your prints and when they do they will just say “whoopsie”

The private sector won’t lose your prints, the penalty is far too high, the gov will shut them down for losing records.

A little more work but en the end the gov’ment employees will do their thing and f*** it all up.

Who do you think the prints go to? How do you think they are checked?

Please name ONE private company that has been shut down by the government for loosing private information. Verizon? Nope, still in business. AT&T? Nope, still in business. Yahoo? Pretty sure they still operate. Facebook? They are still around. Experian? Still operating.

[Doc]

My 2¢:

Go w the old fashioned fingerprints and avoid the ones at silencer shop.

Rationale:
The gov’ment is going to lose your prints and when they do they will just say “whoopsie”

The private sector won’t lose your prints, the penalty is far too high, the gov will shut them down for losing records.

A little more work but en the end the gov’ment employees will do their thing and f*** it all up.

Who do you think the prints go to? How do you think they are checked?

Please name ONE private company that has been shut down by the government for loosing private information. Verizon? Nope, still in business. AT&T? Nope, still in business. Yahoo? Pretty sure they still operate. Facebook? They are still around. Experian? Still operating.

Checked. lol. Yeah that’s funny. You always seem to clap back when someone disagrees. It’s pretty funny to me, even if I’m the one getting your response.

Everyone you listed donates to the demonceats. None of them are gun shops. Oh and you forgot to list the VA and TriCare

I can only explain it to you. I can’t help you understand.

This site is slow, don’t beat me up because of it.

[QuietM4]

Was your original comment sarcastic somehow?

And what does donating to ANY political organization have to do with loosing customer personal data?

What, exactly, are you attempting (poorly) to tell us?

Is your contention that the federal government is somehow MORE trustworthy when it comes to protecting the data of it's citizens? The IRS had a large data breach earlier this year.
https://www.digitalguardian.com/blog/to ... ll-time-us

In an attempt to stay on topic;
The SilencerShop kiosks are very easy to find and use, and they make the NFA transfer process as simple as it can possibly be.

[Doc]

Was your original comment sarcastic somehow?

And what does donating to ANY political organization have to do with loosing customer personal data?

What, exactly, are you attempting (poorly) to tell us?

Is your contention that the federal government is somehow MORE trustworthy when it comes to protecting the data of it's citizens? The IRS had a large data breach earlier this year.
https://www.digitalguardian.com/blog/to ... ll-time-us

In an attempt to stay on topic;
The SilencerShop kiosks are very easy to find and use, and they make the NFA transfer process as simple as it can possibly be.

No. I’m suggesting the gov’ment WILL lose your info and not care. If the private sector lost a gun, suppressor or even filled out paperwork incorrectly it would be punished.

Fast n furious as an example.

I’m suggesting let the gov’ment lose your prints. It’s almost a forgone conclusion w those idiots.

[QuietM4]

I can tell you from over 20 years of personal professional experience in the firearms industry, the .gov doesn't really care if a gun shop lost a gun or suppressor. The is a form the FFL fills out and sends in...and that's about it. Sure, it might trigger an audit, but that was going to happen anyways, every 2-3 years or so.

I'd like you to back up your assertion that 1. the government WILL lose your fingerprints and didn't care, and 2. show me an example of a private company that lost finger prints or lost paperwork and was punished for it.

[Doc]

I can tell you from over 20 years of personal professional experience in the firearms industry, the .gov doesn't really care if a gun shop lost a gun or suppressor. The is a form the FFL fills out and sends in...and that's about it. Sure, it might trigger an audit, but that was going to happen anyways, every 2-3 years or so.

I'd like you to back up your assertion that 1. the government WILL lose your fingerprints and didn't care, and 2. show me an example of a private company that lost finger prints or lost paperwork and was punished for it.

Hahahah. I already named one. This isn’t my graduate program is it?

I don’t work for you. Do your own homework.

f*** you, pay me.

[QuietM4]

So, you won't back up your claims. Cool. Well argued.