Record Required - Licensees

Answers to common questions about firearms records/bound book entries.

Does the government sell firearms acquisition and disposition record books for licensees to use in recording their receipts and dispositions of firearms?

How should a licensee record in their records the transfer of a frame or receiver to an unlicensed purchaser?

May a licensee keep more than one "bound book" at the same time?

Do licensees need to keep records of acquisition and disposition for ammunition?

How much time does a licensee have to record the acquisition and disposition of firearms?

Do licensees need to record the rental of a firearm in the acquisition and disposition (A&D) record?

What is a "bound book"?

What is the licensee’s responsibility where an alternate method to maintain records has been authorized?

May a licensee seek an alternate method of maintaining records?