[MileHi]

The form 4473 is not a “registration” as much as a record of sale required of an FFL dealer.

[xone]

The form 4473 is not a “registration”

True, but the FBI used that record of sale to track 9999 Colt Pythons sold in less than 23 hours.

[Axenolith]

I know that, but the ATF has KEPT all of the ones turned into it after dealer close out/end/etc... 4473’s are absolutely a registration of initial purchase if the law specifying their destruction is not followed and there is an obvious aversion by government black hats to destroying them.