“What you say is mostly true, but it still doesn’t make sense.........a 4473 is for a background check of the buyer, not the gun. So tell me again the logic of needing gun info on a background check.”
There are fields on Section B, page three, of the 4473 for make and model and caliber of the gun being purchased. I’m not sure if those fields are required or not. I’m assuming that since those fields appear they are usually filled out by the vendor.
Filled out, and relayed via phone during the background check. Your mind may well be fertile, but I'm not sure it's been planted, yet.
Yes they are required, the FFL will lose their license if left blank.
In VA, the only thing that gets transmitted to the State Police for the background check is name, birth date, place of birth, ss#, height, weight, and type of gun (pistol, rifle, shotgun)
No model or serial number info.
Form 4473 is retained by the FFL until they close their business.
The ATF can and has come in a copied forms, but not in mass quantities necessary for a registry.