Question to FFL holders. When you do a NICS check, you check handgun or long gun and no serial numbers or caliber(discription) are entered????? So, the feds only know if you bought a long gun or hand gun????? Now, it has been my understanding that all this information is purged after a ???? time(any idea what the time is) Am I correct?
However, with computer ease of storing information, I doubt highly if the information is ever completely purged, but the only info they have is your name and address, etc, etc., no serial numbers, calibers, just long gun or hand gun? Do I understand correctly????
Bill
The information may be purged from the BATF records but they can still trace a firearm via dealer records which are never destroyed. I have to keep the paper 4473 as long as I am in business. When I close my business I have the option of sending all the 4473's to the BATF for their safekeeping.