Background checks and serial numbers

[ChunkyMonkey]

You can start your BGC before your item arrives, as long as the FFL knows what you are getting.

Nevermind... Didnt read the rest of the thread.

[Dingo]

Thank you Jim, that's all I needed to know. Now I can happily add myself to the panic-buying 10 day queue for my lil bolt-action assault weapon of mass destruction. :-)

[CrufflerSteve]

I believe the instant check info sent will tell type of weapon such as pistol, rifle shotgun or other (receiver). I could be wrong on that. No serial #.

The form you fill out will have the serial number, make & such along with your name and address. If the ATF does a trace they start at the top with the manufacturer or importer and work their way to the FFL. If private sales are banned there will be a paper trail all the way.

[asmo]

#1: I understand the gun's serial number is attached to the info sent to CBI, correct?

No. As Jim said neither the SN or Manf is sent to the ATF/FBI. When you do your 4473. Just "Long Gun", "Handgun", or "Other".

UNLESS you are multiple purchaser then the FFL has to do a 3310.4 (Multiple Sales Report). ALL 3310.4s are in the FTS - DIRECTLY LINKING YOU WITH THE GUNs. The 3310.4 requires the FFL to report Type, SN, Manf, Model, Importer, Caliber, and Transfer Date -- along with all your pertinent info.

Regardless of what they "unofficially" do, is there a publicly acknowledged database linking that serial to me, beyond the FFL's "bound book"?

The FTS is publicly acknowledged. The NTC has a nice building on the Martinsburg, WV ranch/campus

[OneGuy67]

I used to use a guy who had a home FFL business. I was a pretty frequent user of his services, with a delivery once a week or so. For the first year of using him, he would have already run my BGC prior to getting the item in (he would do so when he shipped his FFL to the seller) and when he called me to say the item was in, I could literally run right over and pick it up and leave. Then there was a change he became aware of and I needed to wait until the item actually was at his house before he could run the BGC, which delayed my getting the item by a day or so.

[Bailey Guns]

I can't find any reference to actually having the gun onsite/logged in, either. Closest I can find in the FAQ section of the ATF website talks about conducting a BGC prior to picking up a firearm (ie: customer orders custom gun...make sure the gun will be ready within 30 days of completing BGC or another will have to be completed).

I always did it that way, too. But I can't find where it says you have to.