Can you reference the law that allows a FFL to destroy records after 12 or 24 months?AEA wrote:But, if a Texas CHL holder buys a gun, the form is filled out and the FFL completes it with the serial number and no calls are made and the Form never goes anywhere. Only to remain with the transferring FFL until it is destroyed (after 12 or 24 Months)? Therefore, the De Facto Registration never happens with Texas CHL Holders.
27 CFR 178.129 requires a FFL to retain the 4473 for 20 years unless someone flunks the NICS check and can't get the gun. Then a FFL only has to keep the 4473 for 5 years. When a FFL goes out of business they have to give their records to the government. There's no exemption for Texas CHL holders. That sounds like registration to me.