I was with a buddy at a local shop. My buddy spotted a Vector Uzi carbine (folding stock, 16" barrel). Goes and fills out the paperwork. Dealer fills out his portion and marks the form as "Pistol". I raise an eyebrow as does my buddy. The guy pulls out his book and shows that it was logged in as a pistol so to keep his records straight he is filling out the 4473 that way as well. We are not in a state that has any special requirements for purchasing pistols or long arms.
If it was me I would have probably walked away at that point. But my buddy was happy with his buy.
Lets say the ATF does an audit. Is the dealer in trouble?
Thanks!
Knowingly logging false information? Hmmm.... The dealer can make corrections to the log book.
Originally Posted By digitalebola:
I was with a buddy at a local shop. My buddy spotted a Vector Uzi carbine (folding stock, 16" barrel). Goes and fills out the paperwork. Dealer fills out his portion and marks the form as "Pistol". I raise an eyebrow as does my buddy. The guy pulls out his book and shows that it was logged in as a pistol so to keep his records straight he is filling out the 4473 that way as well. We are not in a state that has any special requirements for purchasing pistols or long arms.
If it was me I would have probably walked away at that point. But my buddy was happy with his buy.
Lets say the ATF does an audit. Is the dealer in trouble?
Thanks!
All the dealer had to do was draw a line through "Pistol", write "Rifle" and initial the correction. What he did was illegal, stupid and compounded his initial mistake by committing a crime.
Yup, the dealer could, but not without someone calling him in and proving that the firearm left the store as a rifle.
Nothing for your friend to be worried about, he isn't required to know how the dealer should be recordkeeping.
