[trebb]

What kind of paperwork is necessary to purchase a .22 rifle? Last time I bought one at WalMart (Mississippi), I picked it out and paid for it, then left with it.

[coloradan]

That must have been before 1999, when 4473s became necessary for long guns. Now *all* FFL sales are registered, what with name, address, and DL info on the buyer, as well as make, model, and serial number of the gun being bought.

[panaxanax]

How many decades ago was that?

[FunkyZero]

"What kind of paperwork is necessary to purchase a .22 rifle?"

I thought the same thing until recently.
I never buy from dealers because I flat-out refuse to do the background check (well, there are the rip-off prices too I guess). I mean, I'd pass for the sale no problem... but I have a serious gripe about it like most people. I thought this applied only to handguns (I'm in Indiana).

Then when my search for a small youth rifle in the used market came up empty, I went to a gun shop to get my boy a shiny new Henry Mini Bolt... guess what? I had to get FBI approval to buy a single shot .22 rifle. Man was I fuming!

And by the way, it's a fine little rifle for a beginner in case you were wondering.

[Kickass Conservative]

Here in Commie California, there is a 15 day waiting period before you can pickup the gun you purchased.

Dicks Sporting Goods doesn't even sell guns here and neither does Walmart, at least the ones I've been in.

You can buy an “approved” Handgun if you take a test and get a five year certificate that costs $25.

I live in a beautiful place and the Idiots who Vote in the Morons, or vice versa, have ruined it.

[ArrogantBustard]

What kind of paperwork is necessary to purchase a .22 rifle?

Form 4473.

If you bought a rifle at WalMart (or ANY FFL dealer), you filled one out.

If you bought your rifle any time in the last 15 years or so (again, from ANY FFL dealer), you also had your name run through the National Instant Check System (criminal records check).