ATF Form 4473 (Firearm Transfer or Purchase)

Enter the transferee's/buyer's full name: Last Name (including suffix, e.g., Jr, Sr, II, III), First Name, Middle Name. If legal name contains an initial only, record the initial followed by “IO” in quotes. If no middle initial or name, record “NMN”.

Enter the Current State of Residence and Address: Number and Street Address, City, State, ZIP Code and County/Parish/Borough, and Reside in City Limits? Yes, No or Unknown. U.S. postal abbreviations are acceptable. Cannot be a post office box.

Enter the Place of Birth (U.S. City and State or Foreign Country), Height in Ft. and In., Weight in lbs., Sex, and Birth Date as Month, Day and Year.

Individuals with neither male nor female on their identification document(s) should check Non-Binary.

The Social Security Number is optional, but will help prevent misidentification.

For transferees/buyers approved to have information maintained about them in the FBI NICS Voluntary Appeal File, NICS will provide them with a UPIN, which the transferee/buyer should record in question 17.

Select one or more race in 18.b. Both 18.a. and 18.b. must be answered.

Check/List more than one Country of Citizenship, if applicable: United States of America (U.S.A.) or Other Country/Countries (Specify). Nationals of the United States may check U.S.A.

If you are an alien, record your U.S.-issued alien or admission number (AR#, USCIS#, or I94#).

If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, the response to this question should be left blank.

Answer the following questions by checking or marking either the “yes” or “no” box to the right of the questions: a. Are you the actual transferee/buyer of all of the firearm(s) listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) (ATF Form 5300.9A)? Warning: You are not the actual transferee/buyer if you are acquiring any of the firearm(s) on behalf of another person. If you are not the actual transferee/buyer, the licensee cannot transfer any of the firearm(s) to you. Exception: If you are only picking up a repaired firearm(s) for another person, you are not required to answer 21.a. and may proceed to question 21.b.

A person who answers “yes” to any of the questions 21.b. through 21.l. as well as 21.n. is prohibited from receiving, possessing, or purchasing a firearm.

b. Do you intend to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) in furtherance of any felony or other offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, a Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense?

c. Are you under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any other crime for which the judge could imprison you for more than one year, or are you a current member of the military who has been charged with violation(s) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and whose charge(s) have been referred to a general court-martial?

d. Have you ever been convicted in any court, including a military court, of a felony, or any other crime for which the judge could have imprisoned you for more than one year, even if you received a shorter sentence including probation?

e. Are you a fugitive from justice?

f. Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?

g. Have you ever been adjudicated as a mental defective OR have you ever been committed to a mental institution?

h. Have you ever been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions?

i. Are you subject to a court order, including a Military Protection Order issued by a military judge or magistrate, restraining you from harassing, stalking, or threatening your child or an intimate partner or child of such partner?

j. Have you ever been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or are you or have you ever been a member of the military and been convicted of a crime that included, as an element, the use of force against a person as identified in the instructions?

k. Have you ever renounced your United States citizenship?

l. Are you an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States?

n. Do you intend to sell or dispose of any firearm(s) listed on this form or any continuation sheet(s) to any person described in questions 21(b)-(l) or to a person described in question 21.m.1 who does not fall within a nonimmigrant alien exception?

A person who answers “yes” to question 21.m.1. is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, unless the person answers “yes” to question 21.m.2. and provides the documentation required in 26.d.

21.m.1. Are you an alien who has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa? 21.m.2. If you answered “Yes” to question 21.m.1, do you fall within any of the exceptions stated in the instructions?

If you are a U.S. citizen/national, it is appropriate to answer “No” to question 21.m.1. and to leave question 21.m.2. blank.

Sign the Transferee's/Buyer's Signature under the certification “I certify that my answers in Section B are true, correct, and complete.” and enter the Certification Date as Month, Day and Year.

If the transfer of the firearm(s) takes place on a different day from the date that the transferee/buyer signed Section B, the transferee/buyer must complete Section D immediately prior to the transfer of the firearm(s).

Sign the recertification “I certify that all of my responses in Section B of this form are still true, correct, and complete.”

If more than three firearms are involved in a transaction, please provide the information required by Section A, Questions 1-5, on ATF Form 5300.9A, Firearms Transaction Record Continuation Sheet.

The completed Form 5300.9A must be attached to this ATF Form 4473.

If the transferee/buyer answered “yes” to 21.m.2., record the type of documentation showing the exception to the prohibition and attach a copy to this ATF Form 4473.

If NICS provides a “denied” or “cancelled” (and does not immediately provide a new transaction number) response, the transferor/seller is prohibited from transferring the firearm to the transferee/buyer.

Making any false oral or written statement, or exhibiting any false or misrepresented identification with respect to this transaction, is a crime punishable as a felony under Federal law, and may also violate State and/or local law.

A NICS check is only valid for 30 calendar days from the date recorded in question 27.a.