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Multiple Sales of Firearms

When does the reporting begin?
When do you submit the ATF Form 3310.12 (Form), Report of Multiple Sales or Other Disposition of Certain Rifles?
What types of rifles are required to be reported?
What is a multiple sale of certain rifles?
Must a licensee advise ATF if two or more pistols or revolvers are sold or otherwise disposed of to an unlicensed person?
Is the reporting of multiple sales applicable to transfers made to law enforcement officers?
How should I retain the Form 3310.12 as part of my ATF records?
How long may Chief Law Enforcement Officers (CLEOs) retain multiple sale reports?
Does a licensee need to complete and submit a multiple sales form after selling, within five consecutive business days, two or more frames or receivers?
Does a licensee have to prepare a multiple sale report for the return of two or more pistols or revolvers to the same person from whom they were received?
Do licensed dealers and pawnbrokers need to provide a copy of the ATF Form 3310.12 to their designated state or local law enforcement agencies?
Can other Federal firearms licensees voluntarily report the multiple sales of rifles?
Are rifles equipped with parts/accessories that encase/enclose the magazine release button (i.e. “bullet button”) required to be reported?

National Firearms Act (NFA)

Who may qualify as a certifying official on an ATF Form 1 or ATF Form 4 for the making or transfer of an NFA firearm?
Which firearms are regulated under the NFA?
When must firearms special (occupational) taxes be paid and how much are the taxes?
What should I do if I come into possession of an unregistered NFA firearm?
What should a state do when an unregistered NFA firearm is acquired through forfeiture or abandonment?
What is the tax on the transfer of an NFA firearm?
What is the tax on making an NFA firearm?
What is the status of unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices?
May machine guns be transferred from one registered owner to another?
May a transferor submit an application to transfer an NFA firearm prior to the date on which the transferor receives the weapon?
May a private citizen register a firearm not previously registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record?
May a licensed collector obtain NFA firearms in interstate commerce?
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