The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reporting that on Monday, November 14, 2016, ATF announced that the new 4437 would be required on ALL firearms transactions beginning on January 16, 2017. As you may remember, I previously blogged about ATF soliciting comments on the proposed 4473 and then filed a Comment in Opposition to ATF's Proposed Changes to … Continue reading ATF Announces New Form 4473 – Firearms Transaction Record
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ATF Responds to 4473 Comments and Apparently Does Not Care that It Violates Its Own Regulations
Earlier today I received an email response from ATF in relation to FICG's Comment in Opposition to ATF's Proposed Changes to the 4473 Form which I drafted. You can find a copy of their response here. In the comment I raised a number of issues including that ATF is the incorrect federal administrative agency for determinations of … Continue reading ATF Responds to 4473 Comments and Apparently Does Not Care that It Violates Its Own Regulations
Extremely Interesting Developments Relating to ATF’s Re-Opening of the Comment Period for the ATF 4473
As our readers are likely aware, I previously blogged that ATF had re-opened the comment period for the ATF 4473 form. After digging a little deeper, I determined that OMB issued a PRA Primer Memo of April 7, 2010 directing that an agency, after providing the initial 60 day notice period required by 44 U.S.C. … Continue reading Extremely Interesting Developments Relating to ATF’s Re-Opening of the Comment Period for the ATF 4473
FICG Files Comment in Opposition to ATF’s Proposed Changes to the 4473 Form
Today, Attorney Adam Kraut and Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of Firearms Industry Consulting Group® ("FICG®"), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., filed a Comment in Opposition to numerous changes that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives proposed to the 4473 Form. FICG® raised a plethora of issues, including that ATF is the … Continue reading FICG Files Comment in Opposition to ATF’s Proposed Changes to the 4473 Form
ATF Soliciting Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Firearms Transaction Record “4473”
ATF opened the comment period to the proposed changes on the 4473 on April 7 and is accepting comments until June 6, 2016. Link to the Official Document. The proposed ATF 4473 can be found here. I encourage you to review the proposed 4473 and submit comments to help improve the form. You may submit … Continue reading ATF Soliciting Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Firearms Transaction Record “4473”
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