[Bloody Sam Roberts]

This provision protects the privacy of law-abiding gun buyers by prohibiting gun buyers’ personal information about legal gun purchases from being retained by government authorities for more than 24 hours after a firearm background check.

Am I to believe that all records of all firearms I have purchased no longer exist or is this something that has yet to take effect?

[trapped_in_LA]

“Am I to believe that all records of all firearms I have purchased no longer exist or is this something that has yet to take effect?”

Don’t kid yourself. If there are no penalties (i.e., jail time for ATF agents that break this “law”) then there is no reason for them to not ignore it. And trust me, they are ignoring it, they’ve kept the records and will use them when the time comes. That’s what I love about all these laws that congress passes about what our wonderful federal government can’t do, there is no teeth in any of them and they are routinely ignored by the bureaucrats because there is no penalty!

[itsahoot]

Am I to believe that all records of all firearms I have purchased no longer exist

They have just disappeared like all those sexy pics you posted on Facebook, no really they have.

[archy]

Am I to believe that all records of all firearms I have purchased no longer exist or is this something that has yet to take effect?

I wouldn't bet on it. It appears that the BATF has been giving data on firearms purchases by U.S. citizens in the USA to the Mexican government.

[Gaffer]

No....the 4473s you filled out are supposed to be retained by the gunshops, get this, in a fireproof file cabinet or safe.....they are henceforth available for inspection by the BATF....