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If you currently have a Federal Firearms License

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Record Required - Licensees

May a licensee seek an alternate method of maintaining records?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recordkeeping and Reporting

Who completes the Annual Firearm Manufacture Export Report (AFMER) when a firearm is changed from a pistol to a short-barreled rifle (SBR) per the Final Rule?

After exercising one of the corrective options of this final rule, how does an FFL make proper record in their acquisition and disposition record?

Registration and Other Compliance Options

If my short-barreled rifle (SBR) is made after the date of publication of the final rule, can I still register it as an SBR for free during the tax forbearance period?

As a deployed member of the military, what options do I have to comply with this final rule?

State Law

If the State I reside in prohibits the ownership/possession of a short-barreled rifle (SBR), can I still register my firearm as an SBR?

Theft/Loss in Transit

Will I have to track each shipment and obtain confirmation from the recipients that the shipment has arrived?

Why were the regulations amended to specify who is responsible for reporting the theft or loss of a firearm in transit?

Why shouldn’t the intended transferee/receiver be required to report the theft or loss of a firearm in transit?

Why isn’t the common or contract carrier required under federal law to report to ATF the theft or loss of a firearm shipped in commerce?

Why is the transferor/sender FFL required to report the theft or loss of a firearm in transit?

When a firearm theft or loss occurs, what is the transferor/sender FFL required to do?

What happens if firearms are reported as missing and are subsequently located?

What form does the transferor/sender FFL use to notify ATF of the theft or loss?

Is the transferor/sender FFL required to report any thefts/losses of firearms that occur while in transit if the transferee/receiver FFL and/or common or contract carrier have already filed a theft/loss report with ATF?

If the transferor/sender FFL files a theft/loss report after the contract carrier or transferee/receiver FFL files their own, will ATF's lost/stolen gun database contain duplicate reports?

As the transferor/sender FFL, how should I note the theft/loss of a firearm if it's stolen/lost in transit after I already recorded the disposition in my A&D record?

How does this rule change the reporting requirements for stolen or lost NFA firearms?

How does the transferor/sender FFL receive notification that a firearm is stolen or lost?