See you’re not wrong. My understanding is this.
manufacturer/importer sends rifle to distributor.
distributor sells rifle to retailer
Retailer sells to individual using a 4473. Whether back ground check was performed or Carry permit negated that, is irrelevant. When you fill out a NICS check it only asks what type the transferee is trying to purchase; long gun hand gun shotgun etc.
4473 is taken to retailers storage area and stored for up to 20 years in which case it may be discarded. If the retailer goes out of business all 4473s are handed over to the BATFE for their long term storage.
fire arm is recovered by police.
they call century arms arms and ask what distributor the rifle was sent to.
They call distributor and ask what retailer the rifle was sent to
They call retailer and BOOM the trail has ended because retailer is out of business.
They call BATFE. BATFE pulls records from
Closed shop finds 4473 finds
@Mr. Goodbar s information circa 2006.
police use old information on dated 4473 then backwards search to locate his new number (however they do that I don’t know)
Police call new number and try to establish said rifle is
@Mr. Goodbar s rifle.
why ? If they know it’s his, why not give it back to him? Because dekalb is some Spiteful, constitutional violating sons of bitches And want him to have a receipt before they give back the scary black assault rifle? Maybe.