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As part of the 41F nonsense, all trustees must submit FD-248 fingerprint cards as part of a form 1 application. Who can take the fingerprints and fill out the FD-248 cards? The below question and response from the ATF's website provides some clarity.
"Q. May a Federal firearms licensee fingerprint a customer? As an FFL dealer, can we fingerprint our customers?
A. Fingerprints may be taken by anyone who is properly equipped to take them (see instructions on ATF Form 1, Form 4, Form 5, and Form 5320.23). Therefore, applicants may utilize the service of any business or government agency that is properly equipped to take fingerprints."
Can I take my own prints and the prints of my trustees if I have an ink pad since I am "properly equipped"?
I ask this because the question is somewhat ambiguous as it says that they may be taken by "anyone", but in the next sentence it says that applicants "may utilize the service of any business or government agency that is properly equipped to take fingerprints" and does not also include "individual/person" in the second sentence.
If I can roll the prints myself, that will save significant time because I can avoid having to have my 5 trustees find a police department or FFL or some other business or government agency and possibly pay a fee to obtain fingerprints. However, I don't want to do it myself, get my application rejected and have to wait longer for my permission slip to come back.
Can someone please provide clarification (preferably someone who has done it before or perhaps one of our forum's lawyers)? Thanks!
"Q. May a Federal firearms licensee fingerprint a customer? As an FFL dealer, can we fingerprint our customers?
A. Fingerprints may be taken by anyone who is properly equipped to take them (see instructions on ATF Form 1, Form 4, Form 5, and Form 5320.23). Therefore, applicants may utilize the service of any business or government agency that is properly equipped to take fingerprints."
Can I take my own prints and the prints of my trustees if I have an ink pad since I am "properly equipped"?
I ask this because the question is somewhat ambiguous as it says that they may be taken by "anyone", but in the next sentence it says that applicants "may utilize the service of any business or government agency that is properly equipped to take fingerprints" and does not also include "individual/person" in the second sentence.
If I can roll the prints myself, that will save significant time because I can avoid having to have my 5 trustees find a police department or FFL or some other business or government agency and possibly pay a fee to obtain fingerprints. However, I don't want to do it myself, get my application rejected and have to wait longer for my permission slip to come back.
Can someone please provide clarification (preferably someone who has done it before or perhaps one of our forum's lawyers)? Thanks!