The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Gun buying story of an Alien! (Foreigner not E.T)

anand · January 21, 2001, 12:23 AM

Skorzeny,
H-1 Visa holders do not have an Alien Registration Number, only Green Card Holders/Permanent Residents do. You can put down the Alien Registration number(ARN) on the 4473, and that, in my opinion would probably help things move a little faster. But then again its like putting in the SSN, however, ARN may be mandatory rather than voluntary, unlike a SSN.
At the State level, it is usually upto the FFL to stick to the rules and abide by them. Also unless there was something gone awfully wrong with a particular sale, such as the gun being used in a crime, there is usually little opportunity for the state to get involved.( Its possible that the BATF may conduct routine checks and find out there were discrepencies ,but that would involve only the BATF not the state.)
Now this may not be true for states that need prior licensing or subsequent registration for firearm ownership.
anand.

January 21, 2001, 12:23 AM	#8
anand Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 1999 Posts: 276	Skorzeny, H-1 Visa holders do not have an Alien Registration Number, only Green Card Holders/Permanent Residents do. You can put down the Alien Registration number(ARN) on the 4473, and that, in my opinion would probably help things move a little faster. But then again its like putting in the SSN, however, ARN may be mandatory rather than voluntary, unlike a SSN. At the State level, it is usually upto the FFL to stick to the rules and abide by them. Also unless there was something gone awfully wrong with a particular sale, such as the gun being used in a crime, there is usually little opportunity for the state to get involved.( Its possible that the BATF may conduct routine checks and find out there were discrepencies ,but that would involve only the BATF not the state.) Now this may not be true for states that need prior licensing or subsequent registration for firearm ownership. anand.