If only that were true. Between the passport photos and fingerprint sheets, it's not exactly free (or easy). I just went through this for an SBR. What a pain.
eform1 use a digital photo you can take with your smartphone and fingerprint cards are free from the ATF, all you have to do is request them. Being compliant with this new BS ruling cost me nothing more than a little time and a fingerprint ink stamp pad from Amazon .
I filled out my eform1 2 months ago in anticipation of this rule but I have no interest in actually filing it yet. There is 120 days of amnesty so I plan on waiting for as long as possible for legal challenges.