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  1. An appraiser in Illinois is asked to appraise a firearm for an estate sale. Illinois law requires a Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card. Which party in a private estate transfer must hold a valid FOID card?

    Answer: Both the transferor (estate representative) and the transferee (buyer)

    Illinois law requires both the seller/transferor and the buyer/transferee to possess valid FOID cards for any private firearm transfer, including estate sales.

  2. California's 'universal background check' law requires background checks for which type of transfer that federal law does not?

    Answer: Private party transfers between individuals not involving a dealer

    California requires all firearm transfers, including private party sales, to go through a licensed dealer for a DROS (Dealer Record of Sale) background check, exceeding federal GCA requirements.

  3. Under ATF regulations, what is the minimum age to purchase a long gun (rifle or shotgun) from a federally licensed dealer?

    Answer: 18 years old

    Federal law (18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)) sets the minimum age for purchasing long guns (rifles and shotguns) from an FFL at 18 years old.

  4. A gun dealer in a border state is asked by an ATF agent to report any person who purchases two or more semi-automatic rifles greater than .22 caliber within five consecutive business days. This requirement is known as:

    Answer: The Demand Letter 3 (DL3) / Multiple Rifle Sale Report

    ATF's 'Demand Letter 3' requires FFLs in border states (AZ, CA, NM, TX) to report multiple sales of certain semi-automatic rifles to ATF within 5 business days.

  5. Which of the following transfers is NOT subject to a federal background check under the Gun Control Act?

    Answer: An intrastate private sale between two unlicensed individuals

    Federal law only requires background checks for transfers involving FFLs; private intrastate sales between unlicensed individuals are not federally required to go through NICS (though many states require it).

  6. A New York FFL receives a request to transfer a firearm to a customer who presents a valid concealed carry permit. Under federal law, this permit:

    Answer: Does not exempt the buyer from a NICS check unless the state has a qualifying permit system approved by ATF

    Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(3), a state-issued permit may substitute for a NICS check only if ATF has determined the permit requires a background check equivalent to NICS at issuance.

  7. When an FFL goes out of business, what must happen to all Forms 4473 on file?

    Answer: They must be transferred to ATF's National Tracing Center within 30 days

    Under 27 C.F.R. § 478.127, when an FFL discontinues business, all records including Forms 4473 must be forwarded to the ATF's National Tracing Center (NTC) within 30 days.