[mylife]

No states destroy the 4473 form

But dealers don’t give the feds copys either. They are maintained locally by the seller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Form_4473

[Chickensoup]

But here they need to give the state a copy and the state runs the check

[driftdiver]

Unless the seller closes and then the Feds get em. Have you seen how many FFLs have closed up the past few years?