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They probably fax all the forms to corporate for inventory control as well as fulfilling the storage requirement of the forms.
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A/C Guy, I believe that to be incorrect.
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CFR 27, 478.50 Locations covered by license.
The license covers the class of business or the activity specified in the license at the address specified therein. A separate license must be obtained for each location at which a firearms or ammunition business or activity requiring a license under this part is conducted except: [The exceptions don't apply for this discussion.]
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Now that we have established that each and every location must have its own FFL, we can move on to CFR 27, 478.129(e)
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The records prepared by licensed dealers and licensed collectors under the Act of the sale or other disposition of firearms and the corresponding record of receipt of such firearms shall be retained through December 15, 1988, after which records of transactions over 20 years of age may be discarded.
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CFR 27, 478.127 covers what happens to the 4473's if the business is sold and the new owner wishes to continue the FFL. Generally, if the forms are less than 20 years old, they are retained by the new owner. If the Business is dissolved, the forms are forwarded to the ATF Out-of-Business Records Center.
Further, since all information contained on Form 4473 (Firearms Transactions) fall under the Department of the Treasury (Individual Tax Information is protected under law, all 4473's are considered tax information), disclosure of this information to anyone outside the Treasury is unlawful. That includes disclosure to the FBI, without a warrant.
If Cabelas is doing what was reported, they are breaking the law.