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**Aguila Blanca** · April 18, 2013, 09:56 PM

What law prevents the BATFE from holding onto old 4473s turned over by defunct FFLs? The GCA prohibits retaining information from background checks, but I don't believe it addresses old 4473s. What would be the point of requiring an FFL to turn over 25-year-old 4473s if the only thing the BATFE could (legally) do with them is destroy them when they receive them? Why not just allow the FFLs to discard them and save a lot of fuss and bother?

I'm not saying that I like the idea of the BATFE having all those records, I'm just saying that I don't understand how under current laws their having them is a violation of anything.

April 18, 2013, 09:56 PM	#9
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,458	What law prevents the BATFE from holding onto old 4473s turned over by defunct FFLs? The GCA prohibits retaining information from background checks, but I don't believe it addresses old 4473s. What would be the point of requiring an FFL to turn over 25-year-old 4473s if the only thing the BATFE could (legally) do with them is destroy them when they receive them? Why not just allow the FFLs to discard them and save a lot of fuss and bother? I'm not saying that I like the idea of the BATFE having all those records, I'm just saying that I don't understand how under current laws their having them is a violation of anything. Last edited by Aguila Blanca; April 18, 2013 at 11:34 PM.