Form 3310.4
Form 3310.4 or Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and Revolvers is a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives form that a firearm dealer must fill out when an unlicensed person purchases or acquires two or more handguns at one time or during five consecutive business days.[1] ATF Form 3310.4 must be completed in triplicate (3 copies), the original is sent to ATF's National Tracing Center by fax or by mail, a copy is to be sent to the designated State police or the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the sale took place, the remaining copy is to be retained in the records of the dealer and held for not less than 5 years.[2][3]
The requirement to report multiple sales or other dispositions of pistols or revolvers has been in place since the Gun Control Act of 1968.[4] ATF has stated that these reports of multiple sales are a valuable tool when investigating gun trafficking.[5]
Form 3310.12
After a rule promulgated under the Obama administration in the wake of the ATF gunwalking scandal in 2011, Federal Firearms Licensees in states bordering Mexico (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) have also been required to report multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles with a caliber greater than .22 that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine on a Form 3310.12.[6][7][8]
References
- ATF Form 3310.4, Instructions
- "Conduct of Business | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives". www.atf.gov.
- https://www.nssf.org/retailers/compliance-timely-submission-multiple-handgun-sales-reports/
- https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-multiple-firearms-sales
- https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/atf-gun-laws-nra/
- https://www.atf.gov/file/61741/download
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gun-dealers-will-have-to-report-multiple-semiautomatic-rifle-sales/2011/07/11/gIQAy3SI9H_story.html
- https://www.outdoornews.com/2010/12/18/atf-to-require-multiple-sales-reports-for-long-guns/