How should an FFL proceed if the transferee decides to purchase additional firearms, more than originally recorded on the Form 4473?

Additional firearms purchased by the same transferee/buyer may not be added to the Form 4473 after the transferor/seller has signed and dated the form.

A transferee/buyer who wishes to acquire additional firearms after the transferor/seller has signed and dated the form must complete a new Form 4473 and undergo a new National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check.

Additional firearms purchased by the same transferee/buyer may only be added to the Form 4473 as part of a single transaction provided the transaction is conducted no more than 30 calendar days from the date the federal firearms licensee (FFL) initially contacted NICS, and the transferor/seller has not signed and dated the Form 4473.

[27 CFR 478.102(c) and 478.21]

Last Reviewed July 8, 2021