02-07-2013, 10:09 AM
HOTD, Actually licensed dealers are required to keep 4473 in house for either 20 years or the life of the business, which ever comes first. At the 20 year mark we are allowed to pull any 4473 that is over 20 years and destroy them. This could be a daily, weekly, monthly thing. Or we don't have to do it at all.
I can understand your concern about transferring firearms, I really can. I just don't feel that it is going to work unless the entire NICS system is overhauled. I feel there should be a way for private citizens to do a call in when conducting private sales. Possibly a web site where the citizens can do the NICS check and print a copy of the results for their records. Then require them to keep records for 20 years , just like we as federally licensed dealers are required to do. That way the private sales would not be subjected to the ever increasing costs of filing paperwork and doing background checks through licensed dealers. I know that is taking money out of my pocket but I just don't feel someone should be charged a extra 60 bucks when selling a $100 firearm.
I can understand your concern about transferring firearms, I really can. I just don't feel that it is going to work unless the entire NICS system is overhauled. I feel there should be a way for private citizens to do a call in when conducting private sales. Possibly a web site where the citizens can do the NICS check and print a copy of the results for their records. Then require them to keep records for 20 years , just like we as federally licensed dealers are required to do. That way the private sales would not be subjected to the ever increasing costs of filing paperwork and doing background checks through licensed dealers. I know that is taking money out of my pocket but I just don't feel someone should be charged a extra 60 bucks when selling a $100 firearm.