Pratice This section was removed due to its innacuracy While what you state may be technically correct I have yet to obtain an ATT  over the phone They have become more reluctant to do this as they are dealing with a huge backup of applications already They tell you to wait in line They used to do this up until recently you may be able to obtain a number for a nonrestricted firearm over the phone through CFC but not for a restricted one I have tried many times in the last year and many of my associates have as well without success