Deckeriv wrote:I hadn't bought a new gun from a firearms dealer in over 15 years until recently. I don't even remember if there were any forms filled out back then because I always bought rifles or shotguns and not handguns. In the past few months I have bought three new guns, a Glock 21, a Glock 36, and an AR-15. Each time I filled out a 4473 the FFL put some information on the form after I filled out my portion. I noticed that on the 4473 they recorded exactly what I bought with type of firearm, serial number, and caliber. Is this information being mailed or transmitted online to the ATF?
Seems like a good start to a gun registry and I don't know how comfortable I am having someone know what is in my gun safe. I wonder if it's accessible by a FOIA request? That would bite.
John
My father had a FFL back when I was in high school, and I remember filling out 4473s. That was in the early 70s.