thumb|right|ATF Form 3310.4, May 2012 revision '''Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and Revolvers''', or '''ATF Form 3310.4''', is a form prescribed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for use by firearm dealers holding a Federal Firearms License (FFL) to report when an unlicensed person purchases or acquires two or more handguns at one time or during five consecutive business days.<ref>ATF Form 3310.4, Instructions</ref>
The form must be completed in triplicate (3 copies): the original is sent to ATF's National Tracing Center by fax or mail; a copy is sent to the designated State police or the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the sale took place; and the third copy is retained in the records of the dealer and held for not less than 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.atf.gov/qa-category/conduct-business|title=Conduct of Business | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|website=www.atf.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nssf.org/retailers/compliance-timely-submission-multiple-handgun-sales-reports/|title = Compliance: Timely Submission of Multiple Handgun Sales Reports}}</ref>
The requirement to report multiple sales or other dispositions of pistols or revolvers has been in place since the Gun Control Act of 1968.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-multiple-firearms-sales|title=Reporting Multiple Firearms Sales | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives}}</ref> ATF has stated that these reports of multiple sales are a valuable tool when investigating gun trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/atf-gun-laws-nra/|title = How the NRA Hobbled the ATF}}</ref>
==Form 3310.12== After a rule promulgated under the Obama administration in the wake of the ATF gunwalking scandal in 2011, FFL holders in states bordering Mexico — Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas — have also been required to report multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles with a caliber greater than .22 that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine on a Form 3310.12.<ref>https://www.atf.gov/file/61741/download {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gun-dealers-will-have-to-report-multiple-semiautomatic-rifle-sales/2011/07/11/gIQAy3SI9H_story.html |title=Gun dealers will have to report multiple sales of semiautomatic rifle |date=2011-07-11 |author1=James V. Grimaldi |author2=Sari Horwitz |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outdoornews.com/2010/12/18/atf-to-require-multiple-sales-reports-for-long-guns/|title = ATF to Require Multiple Sales Reports for Long Guns|date = 18 December 2010}}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.atf.gov/files/forms/download/atf-f-3310-4.pdf ATF Form 3310.4]
Category:United States federal firearms law 3310.4
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