re: NFA Trust and moving

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The ATF wants written notification of any permanent change in address, whether in state or out of state.

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We are mincing words here. What ATF "wants" and what is legally required are two different things. Crazy as that may be. Unless someone can find it, I am not aware of a statutory or regulatory requirement for notice of an intrastate address change. I specifically contacted the Chief of NFA on this issue, i knew him, and that was his guidance. Seems he would know but, given that it is ATF, maybe not. LoL. He was also the one who said they would accept a letter providing notice. If you know NFA Branch then you know that a single instance of a rejection and request for a 5320 means nothing. The Examiners up there literally make up the rules as they go from day to day. Just to prove the point, I once called up there and requested guidance on an issue and then called back to a different Examiner and asked the same question just to receive a different answer.

EDIT: Contacted my guy and confirmed the intrastate notice is desired but not required. However, as of two years ago (since we last spoke on the issue) they have decided that they will no longer take letters and are now taking the 5320.20 for this notification. No word on if they will update the title of the form.