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Welcome
	 We’ve put together this guide to educate 

Federal Firearms 	licensees (FFls) on how 

to facilitate private party sales of firearms. 

When individuals decide to use FFls to 

facilitate the private sale of their firearms, 

it can enhance public safety, assist law 

enforcement, and help ensure firearms 

end up only in the hands of those who are 

legally allowed to possess them. 

every day, many lawful transfers of firearms 

take place between unlicensed individuals 

who reside in the same state. these 

transfers take place at residences, at gun 

shows, and through classified and online 

ads. But these unlicensed sellers, who 

are not FFls, may not have the ability to 

conduct complete background checks on 

potential buyers. this leaves these private 

sellers with no way to confirm whether or 

not the person to whom they are selling 

the firearm is prohibited from possessing 

it. 	indeed, many of these sellers may not 

even be aware of all the circumstances 

that prohibit someone from possessing a 

firearm. 

as an FFl, you play a key role in 

safeguarding the public from violent 

crime by maintaining accurate records, 

instituting internal controls, and performing 

background checks on potential firearms 

purchasers. these practices help prevent 

violent criminals from obtaining firearms 

and help reduce the possibility that 

firearms will be used in crimes. 

SAFETY
 

FIRST!
 Facilitating private sales is purely voluntary 

under federal law. 	note that state laws may 

impose their own requirements, and you 

should ensure that you comply with the 

requirements in your state. 

When a private transaction is completed 

through a licensed dealer, both the 

customers and the community have some 

assurance that the individual wishing to 

purchase the firearm is not prohibited by 

law from possessing or receiving a firearm. 

When a private seller goes through an FFl 

to transfer his or her firearm, it can also 

improve the ability of law enforcement to 

trace that firearm if it is later recovered 

during a criminal investigation. 

this guide will cover the procedures to 

follow when facilitating private sales, as 

well as answer some frequently asked 

questions (FaQs). there is also a list 

of resources that can provide further 

guidance. 
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Federal law prohibits certain persons from shipping, transporting, possessing, or 

receiving firearms or ammunition including any person who: 

• Has been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment
 

exceeding one year;
 

• 	is a fugitive from justice; 

• 	is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance; 

• Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental 

institution; 

• 	is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the 	united States; 

• 	is an alien who has been admitted to the 	united States under a nonimmigrant 

visa (with certain exceptions); 

• Has been discharged from the armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; 

• Has renounced 	united States citizenship; 

• 	is subject to a qualifying protective order; 

• Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. 

Further, Federal law prohibits the shipment, transportation, or receipt of firearms 

or ammunition by any person who is under indictment for a crime punishable by a 

term of imprisonment exceeding one year. Federal law also prohibits, with certain 

exceptions, the possession of handguns by any person under the age of 18. 
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Procedures 

for Facilitating 

Private Sales 

FFl-facilitated sales between private 

individuals are subject to the same 

rules and regulations as any other sale 

conducted by the FFl. 	in all cases, the 

prospective buyer must complete Section 

a of the Firearms Transaction Record, ATF 

Form 4473. the FFl must complete section 

B of the atF Form 4473. 

When an FFl contacts the 	national 	instant 

criminal Background 	check System 

(nicS) (or the state point of contact) for 

a background check, there are several 

responses that it may receive, and the 

procedure for moving forward depends 

upon that response, as indicated below. 

1. The FFL receives an immediate 

“Proceed” response from NICS: 

• the FFl enters the firearm into its
 

acquisition and 	disposition (a&d)
 

records as an acquisition from the
 

private party seller.
 

• the FFl completes Section 	d	of Form 

4473 and transfers the firearm to the 

buyer. 

• the FFl records the disposition of 

the firearm out of the a&d	 record to 

the buyer, no later than seven days 

following the transaction. 

2. The FFL receives a “Denied” or 

“Cancelled” response from NICS: 

• the FFl cannot transfer the firearm to 

the prospective buyer. 

• 	if the private party seller has not left 

the firearm in the exclusive possession 

of the FFl, the private party seller can 

leave the premises with the firearm. 

• the FFl would not enter the firearm as 

an acquisition into the a&d	 record. 

• 	if the seller has left the firearm in 

the exclusive possession of the FFl, 

the FFl must record the firearm as 

an acquisition in its a&d	 record as an 

acquisition from the private party seller. 

• Prior to the FFl transferring the firearm 

back to the private party seller, the FFl 

must do the following: 

-	complete a Form 4473 to return the 

firearm to the private party seller. 

-	conduct a 	nicS background check 

on the private party seller. the FFl 

may transfer the firearm to the 

private party seller if it receives a 

“proceed” response or a “delayed” 

response with no response from 

nicS after three business days (or the 

appropriate state waiting period if 

more than three business days). 
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-	record the return as a disposition in 

the a&d	 records, no later than seven 

days following the transaction. 

3. The FFL receives a “Delayed” response 

from NICS: 

• the private party seller has two options: 

- He or she can leave with the firearm, 

if the private party seller has not 

left the firearm in the exclusive 

possession of the FFl. 	in this case, 

the FFl does not need to record the 

firearm in its a&d	record. However, 

if the sale later occurs (because the 

FFl receives a “proceed” response 

from 	nicS or three business 

days— or the appropriate state 

waiting period — have passed) the 

private party seller must return to 

the business premises of the FFl to 

complete the transfer to the buyer. at 

that time, the FFl will need to record 

the transaction as an acquisition from 

the private party seller in its a&d	 

records and record the disposition to 

the buyer no later than seven days 

following the transaction. 

-	He or she can allow the FFl to keep 

the firearm at the business pending 

a response from 	nicS or until three 

business days (or the appropriate 

state waiting period if more than 

three business days) has passed with 

no response. 	in this case, the FFl 

has to take the firearm into inventory 

and record it as an acquisition 

from the private party seller in its 

a&d	 records. 	if	nicS later issues a 

“proceed” response, or no response 

after three business days (or the 

appropriate state waiting period if 

more than three business days) and 

the FFl decides to go forward with 

the transfer, the seller does not need 

to return to the premises to complete 

the transfer. the FFl will complete 

the transfer of the firearm to the 

buyer and record the disposition 

to the buyer in its a&d	 record no 

later than seven days following the 

transaction. 

• 	note that the FFl is not required to 

proceed with the transfer after the 

three business days have passed with 

no response from 	nicS; the decision to 

transfer is at the discretion of the FFl. 

• 	in the case of a later “denied” 

response, the firearm cannot be 

transferred to the prospective buyer: 

-	if the private party seller has chosen 

to allow the FFl to retain the firearm 

pending a response from 	nicS, the 

FFl and private party seller must 

complete a Form 4473, and the FFl 

must conduct a 	nicS check and 

receive a “proceed” response or a 

“delayed” response with no response 

from 	nicS after three business days 

(or the appropriate state waiting 

period) before transferring the 

firearm to the private party seller. 

- the FFl must also record the return 

as a disposition in the a&d	 record no 

later than seven days following the 

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GUIDELINES FOR ALL FFL-FACILITATED TRANSFERS
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• the prospective transferee (buyer) must complete Section a of the atF 

Form 4473. 

• the FFl must complete Section B of the 4473, conduct a 	nicS check on 

the buyer, and record the response. 

• the FFl must complete Section 	d	of atF Form 4473 prior to transfer, identify 

the transaction as a private party transfer on the atF Form 4473, and record 

the disposition in its a&d	record no later than seven days following the 

transaction. 

• the FFl must maintain the Form 4473 in accordance with 27 	cFr	478.129(b). 

• the transfer must be completed within 30 calendar days of the date 	nicS 

was initially contacted 		if not, the FFl must conduct a new 	nicS check. 

• 	if the transfer takes place on a day different that the day the prospective 

buyer signed Section a of atF Form 4473, the FFl must check the buyer’s 

photo 	id	 again and buyer must complete the recertification in Section c	 

immediately prior to the transfer. 

• all other legal requirements (for example, providing secure gun storage or 

safety devices with each transferred handgun, and any applicable multiple 

sales reporting) apply equally to these transfers. 

For a full description of the procedures applicable 

when facilitating private party sales, please see 

atF Proc. 2013-1, https://www.atf.gov/file/88181/download 

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FFL-Facilitated Firearm sales
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GuIDELINEs FOR ALL FFL-FACILItAtED tRANsFERs 

• The prospective transferee (buyer) must complete Section A of the ATF Form 4473. 

• The FFL must complete Section B of the 4473, conduct a NICS check on the buyer, and record the response. 

• The FFL must complete Section D of ATF Form 4473 prior to transfer, identify the transaction as a private party transfer on the ATF 

Form 4473, and record the disposition in its A&D record no later than seven days following the transaction. 

• The FFL must maintain the Form 4473 in accordance with 27 CFR 478.129(b). 

• The transfer must be completed within 30 calendar days of the date NICS was initially contacted If not, the FFL must conduct a new 

NICS check. 

• If the transfer takes place on a day different that the day the prospective buyer signed Section A of ATF Form 4473, the FFL must 

check the buyer’s photo ID again and buyer must complete the recertification in Section C immediately prior to the transfer. 

• All other legal requirements (for example, providing secure gun storage or safety devices with each transferred handgun, and any 

applicable multiple sales reporting) apply equally to these transfers. 

Gun Owner 

(private seller) 

Buyer 

• Complete Section A 

of ATF Form 4473 

Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) 

(facilitator of private sale) 

• Complete Section B of ATF Form 4473 

• Contact NICS (or State Point of Contact) 

for a background check 

National Instant Criminal 

Background Check system 

(NICs) 

• Response to request for background check 

PROCEED 

The FFL enters the firearm into 

its Acquisition and Disposition 

(A&D) records. 

The FFL completes Section D of 

ATF Form 4473 prior to transfer, 

identifies the transaction as 

a private party transfer, and 

transfers the firearm to the 

buyer. 

The FFL records the disposition 

of the firearm out of the A&D 

record to the buyer, no later 

than seven days following the 

transaction. 

DENIED 

The FFL cannot transfer the 

firearm to the prospective buyer. 

If the seller has not relinquished 

the firearm to the FFL, he or she 

can leave the premises with it. 

OR

If the seller has left the firearm 

in the exclusive possession of 

the FFL at the FFL’s place of 

business, the FFL must do the 

following: 

Record the firearm as an 

acquisition in its A&D record as 

an acquisition from a private 

party seller. 

Complete a Form 4473 to return 

the firearm to the seller. 

Conduct a NICS background 

check on the seller and receive 

either a “Proceed” response or 

no response after three business 

days (or the appropriate state 

waiting period if more than 

three days) before returning the 

firearm to the seller. 

Record the return as a 

disposition in the A&D records, 

no later than seven days 

following the transaction. 

CANNOt PuRChAsE A FIREARm IF: 

Federal law prohibits certain persons from shipping, transporting, 

possessing, or receiving firearms or ammunition including any person who: 

• Has been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment 

exceeding one year;
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• Is a fugitive from justice; 

• Is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance; 

• Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental 

institution;
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• Is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States; 

• Is an alien who has been admitted to the United States under a 

nonimmigrant visa (with certain exceptions);
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• Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; 

• Has renounced United States citizenship; 

• Is subject to a qualifying protective order; 

• Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. 

Further, Federal law prohibits the shipment, transportation, or receipt of 

firearms or ammunition by any person who is under indictment for a crime 

punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. Federal law 

also prohibits, with certain exceptions, the possession of handguns by any 

person under the age of 18. States may have additional restrictions. 

DELAYED 

In the case of a “Delayed” response or no response after three business 

days (or the appropriate state waiting period if more than three days), 

the FFL can proceed with the transfer to the buyer. 

Note: The FFL is not required to proceed with the transfer. 

The private seller has two options: 

He or she can leave with the 

firearm. In this case, the FFL 

does not need to record the 

firearm in its A&D records. 

He or she can allow the FFL to 

keep the firearm at the business 

pending a response from NICS or 

until three business days (or the 

appropriate state waiting period 

if more than three days) has 

passed with no response. 

OR

In this case, the FFL has to take the 

firearm into inventory and record 

it as an acquisition from a private 

party seller in its A&D records. 

If NICS later issues a “Proceed” 

response or no response after 

three business days (or the 

appropriate state waiting period 

if more than three days) the seller 

does not need to return to the 

premises to complete the transfer. 

However, if the sale later proceeds, 

the seller must return to the 

business premises of the FFL to 

complete the transfer to the buyer. 

At that time, the FFL will need 

to record the transaction as an 

acquisition from a private party 

seller in its A&D records. 
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Frequently 

Asked Questions 

(FAQs) 

Is it legal for an FFL to facilitate 

private sales? 

Yes. 	not only is it legal for an FFl to 

facilitate private sales, it can help enhance 

public safety by ensuring a background 

check is run on the prospective purchaser. 

Are FFLs required to facilitate private 

sales under federal law? 

no. Facilitating private sales is purely 

voluntary under federal law. note that state 

laws may impose their own requirements, 

and you should ensure that you comply with 

the requirements in your state. 

Why should an FFL facilitate private sales? 

although it’s legal under federal law for a 

private seller to sell a firearm to a resident 

of his or her own state, private sellers 

have no way of checking to see if the 

buyer is legally able to possess a firearm. 

Private sellers generally do not have 

access to complete background checks. 

note, however, that some states may 

require potential purchasers to undergo 

background checks, and have set up 

systems to meet that requirement. 

Can I charge a fee for facilitating 

private sales? 

Yes. an FFl can charge a fee as long as 

it is consistent with the FFl’s state law 

requirements. 

What’s the procedure for facilitating 

private sales? 

atF has developed a proceedure to assist 

FFls who choose to facilitate private sales. 

See atF Proc. 2013-1, https://www.atf.gov/ 

file/88181/download. the steps are also 

outlined in this guide on pages 4-5 and in 

the flow chart on page 7. 

For more information, visit the Conduct of 

Business section of www.atf.gov. 

Is there anything different I should do 

on the ATF Form 4473? 

the FFl must identify the transaction as 

a “Private Party transfer” in Section 	d	of 

the atF form 4473 to ensure transaction 

records correspond with private party 

transfers in the FFl’s acquisition and 

disposition record. 
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If I receive no response from NICS, or my 

state point of contact (POC), within three 

business days after initially receiving a 

“delayed” response, do I have to complete 

the transfer? 

if you initially receive a “delayed” response 

from 	nicS (or your state point of contact) 

and have not received a further response, 

it is legal for you to complete the 

transfer after three business days (or the 

appropriate state waiting period if more 

than three business days). However, the 

law does not require you to complete the 

transfer. 

For answers to more of your questions, visit the atF’s FaQs: 

https://www.atf.gov/questions-and-answers/firearms-qas 
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resources
	

Bureau of Alcohol, 

tobacco, Firearms 

and explosives 

Website: www.atf.gov 

the Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, Firearms 

and explosives (atF) is a law enforcement 

agency in the united States department of 

Justice that protects the public from crimes 

involving firearms, explosives, arson, and the 

diversion of alcohol and tobacco products; 

regulates lawful commerce in firearms and 

explosives; and provides worldwide support 

to law enforcement, public safety, and 

industry partners. 

n Federal Firearms transaction 	record: 

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-

part-1-firearms-transaction-record-overcounter-atf-form-53009/download 

n	 Federal Firearms 	regulations 	reference 

guide: https://www.atf.gov/file/11241/ 

download 

n The Gun Control Act of 1968: https://www. 

gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2015-title18/ 

pdf/USCODE-2015-title18-partI-chap44. 

pdf 

n Federal Firearms 	licensee Quick 

reference and Best Practices 	guide: 

https://www.atf.gov/file/58681/download 

n	 Firearms 	industry Programs Branch, 

202-648-7090 

Federal Bureau of 

investigation 

Website: www.fbi.gov 

as an intelligence-driven and a threatfocused national security organization with 

both intelligence and law enforcement 

responsibilities, the mission of the FBi	 is 

to protect and defend the 	united States 

against terrorist and foreign intelligence 

threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal 

laws of the 	united States, and to provide 

leadership and criminal justice services to 

federal, state, municipal, and international 

agencies and partners. 

n	national 	instant 	criminal Background 

check System (nicS): https://www.fbi. 

gov/services/cjis/nics