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Multiple Sales of Firearms

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?

Is the chief law enforcement officer required to sign the law enforcement certification on ATF Form 1 or ATF Form 4?

If the chief law enforcement official whose jurisdiction includes the proposed transferee's residence refuses to sign the "law enforcement certification", will the signature of an official in another jurisdiction be acceptable?

If I have any further questions as to the classification of a paintball or airgun silencer, who should I contact?

If an individual is changing their state of residence, and their application to transport the NFA firearm cannot be approved because of a prohibition in the new state, what options does a lawful possessor have?

If a person has a pistol and an attachable shoulder stock, does this constitute possession of an NFA firearm?

How long does it take to process an NFA paper form or eForm?

How does a person qualify to import, manufacture, or deal in NFA firearms?

How do I pay an NFA tax?

How can a person legally obtain NFA firearms?

Does the registered owner of a destructive device, machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle need authorization to lawfully transport such items interstate?