New 2023 4733 Federal Firearm Form.... Some intersting changes... and I mean WOW!

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New 2023 "4473" not 4733 Federal Firearm Form.... Some intersting changes... and I mean WOW!
Had to convert them to a jpg, hope you can read them.
Some of the questions, fines and statements are well...interesting.

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[Idaho44]

Thanks for posting. When does this go into effect?

 

[Dust2Dollars]

The revised form will become mandatory for use on April 1, 2023.

Notice Regarding Recent Changes to the ATF Form 4473
Due to new statutory requirements set forth in both the NICS Denial Notification Act and the Bipartisan Safer Community Act (BSCA), and to reflect the implementation of ATF Final Rule 2021R-05F, ATF Form 4473 has been revised. Because the new statutory requirements are designed to enhance public safety, and to ensure compliance with these provisions and Final Rule 2021R-05F, the Office of Management and Budget has provided emergency authorization to ATF to immediately use the revised Form 4473. ATF will be publishing the Revised Form for Notice and Comment Review in the coming months.

ATF encourages all federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to begin using the Revised Form immediately. The Revised Form is available on ATF's website, and can be downloaded and printed for immediate use. Please note that the entire Form, including instructions, must be printed, and stored together. Hard copies of the Revised Form will be available through the ATF Distribution Center beginning February 1, 2023. The ATF eForm 4473 application is also being revised and notification will be sent when it is ready for use.

Significant changes in the Revised Form are as follows:

• Any firearm, received by a FFL, that was privately made (not manufactured by another licensee) must now be recorded on the ATF Form 4473. "Privately Made Firearm (PMF)" has been added to item 1, Section A. It now reads: "Manufacturer and Importer, if any or Privately made firearm (PMF) (If the manufacturer and importer are both different, include both)".
• Question 10 is revised: The transferee/buyer is now asked to answer whether they "Reside in City Limits?" regarding their residence address. For example, if a transferee lists their residence city/state as Phoenix, Arizona but they actually reside outside of the city, they will answer "no" to this item.

The following two prohibiting questions have been added to Section B:

• 21b: "Do you intend to purchase or acquire any firearm listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) or ammunition, for sale of other disposition to any person described in questions 21(c)-(m) or to a person described in question 21.n.1 who does not fall within a nonimmigrant exception?"
• c.: "Do you intend to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) or ammunition in furtherance of any felony or other offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, a federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense?"

To comply with the BSCA 10-day waiting period on certain transfers involving transferees under the age of 21, Section C of the Form has been revised as follows:

• Prior to the NICS/POC information, an instructional header has been added stating: "Notice: If transferee/buyer is under 21, a waiting period of up to 10 days may apply where notification from NICS is received within 3 business days to further investigate a possible disqualifying juvenile record. A NICS check is only valid for 30 calendar days from the date recorded in question 27a."
• Item 27.c. was amended to show the date an FFL may transfer a firearm should NICS or the State agency (conducting the background check) not reply stating more time is needed for the check. It now reads next to the delayed check box: "The firearm(s) may be transferred on ____ if time period is not extended by NICS or the appropriate State agency, and State law allows (optional)."
• A box has been added to 27.d. should NICS or the appropriate State agency delay the check as more time is needed to conduct it on a transferee under 21 years of age. It now reads: "Notice of additional delay of transferee under 21 years of age received on _______ (date), and may be transferred on _________ (date)."
• Also added to 27.d. is a box for FFLs to check should no response be received from NICS or the appropriate State agency (for transferees under 21 years of age) within 10 business days after the initial delay was given. It now reads: "No response was provided within 10 business days after initial delay for transferee/buyer under 21."

A detailed list of all changes can be found at ATF - Revised 4473. The revised form will become mandatory for use on April 1, 2023. Please contact your local ATF Industry Operations office should you have any questions regarding the changes to the form.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Seems appropriate that the changes become mandatory on April 1st.
Andy

 

[ma96782]

1st thing I noticed, was the change in the form's number. I wonder why?

Nah, it couldn't be because......



Aloha, Mark

PS......Nah.....the OP posted the WRONG NUMBER (#4773).

 

[HotRodGuy]

Kind of surprised they didn't take out the question about illegal substance use. You know, the whole "what difference does it make now" argument.

 

[Nosferatu]

This is another big "so what?" in my book. They can ask all the idiotic questions they want, it won't affect anything, especially those that buy without the inconvenience of dealing with laws.

 

[Tax Stamps]

Wonder why the added question about whether or not you reside within city limits? Why do they care? Possibly in case there is a city ordinance prohibiting the transfer? Question just seems kind of odd.

 

[GrayGoose]

Would this new form have prevented Hunter Biden from purchasing his handgun illegally?

 

[nwslopoke]

Would this new form have prevented Hunter Biden from purchasing his handgun illegally?

Apparently everything Baby Biden does is legal. Otherwise he'd be in jail.

 

[Brownsalamander]

This will only drive more under the table sales. People will get their guns one way or another. The more road blocks you put in the way, the more people will say phukit and just go back to dealing under the table.

 

[raftman]

Wonder why the added question about whether or not you reside within city limits? Why do they care? Possibly in case there is a city ordinance prohibiting the transfer? Question just seems kind of odd.

Yeah, I wasn't clear on that either. If I didn't know any better, I'd say probably just a way to trip someone up. Give the wrong answer by mistake and you've committed the crime of lying on the form.

 

[Dust2Dollars]

Wonder why the added question about whether or not you reside within city limits? Why do they care? Possibly in case there is a city ordinance prohibiting the transfer? Question just seems kind of odd.

• This tells them to which police agency to contact when they send them to your front door!!

 

[ma96782]

Aloha, Mark