forms you will need
2 form 1s
2 FD-258s
2 passport photos
2 compliance forms
you can download all the forms, except for the FD-258 fingerprint card, from the net. you are going to have to write to the ATF publication branch for the fingerprint cards, which will have the correct agency stamped in the ORI block
first thing you will need to do is download 2 copies of the form 1.......MAKE SURE YOU PRINT PAGE 1 AND 2 ON THE SAME SHEET OF PAPER! if you don't the ATF will kick back your packet
here is the latest form, don't use the one that has dept of treasury on it....
http://www.atf.treas.gov/forms/pdfs/f53201.pdf
next you will need 2-2x2 inch passport size photos affixed to where indicated on the form.......it has to be in color. I went to one of those kios booths you find in any mall.
then you will need to download 2 compliance form......without this form the ATF will not process your application.....and will kick back your packet
http://www.atf.treas.gov/forms/pdfs/f533020.pdf
next you will have to call the local police dept. and find out when they do fingerprinting, most have a day out of the week to do that, go there with your cards and have it done......you will probably be charged a fee for that service, so be prepare for that.
next call your local CLEO and ask when would be a good time to come down so he can sign the forms..................YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SIGN THE FORMS......without their signiture, ATF will not process your form. I dropped my form 1s in the morning, and he called me that afternoon to pick them up........I have read some guys have waited weeks for their chief to sign their forms.....it all depends how big of a community you live in, if in the the burbs or a rural area, it will be a lot faster then if you live in a major city.
also be aware, that some CLEO will not sign off on the forms.......no matter if there isn't a law against it. cuyahoga falls in ohio is like that, the chief and country sheriff will not sign any NFA forms.....
then mail all the forms, along with 200 dollars, to the address on the form 1.......it's a good idea, to send it certified mail, return reciept, so so you know it got there......then wait 4-6 months until the approved form comes back........you CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO THE WEAPON UNTIL YOU HAVE THAT FORM IN YOUR HAND.