Eligibility for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for businesses

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Eligibility criteria

Any business in possession of a prohibited firearm, device or eligible parts and components can participate in the program if:

Businesses must submit their claims in their program account no later than April 30, 2025 to be eligible to receive compensation.

What you need before you start

To create an account

Before you can submit your claim, an authorized representative of the business must register an account. They will need to provide the following information:

It may take up to 24 hours for your account to be registered in the system.

To submit a claim for compensation

You can save your progress as you complete your claim, so you can come back at a later time. It should take about 15-20 minutes to submit your claim depending on the number of firearms, devices, parts and components you have.

To begin, you will need the following information:

You must submit your claims in your program account no later than April 30, 2025 to be eligible to receive compensation.

All affected firearms, devices, parts and components must be disposed of before the amnesty order expires on October 30, 2025.

Service standards

After your shipment has been received at the specified facility, payment will be issued within 45 business days, provided that all required validations are successfully completed, and no additional review is required.

To help process your payment as quickly as possible, please fill out your claim accurately and ensure that your direct deposit details are up to date.

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