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[[File:ATF Form 3310.4, May 2012 revision.pdf|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 [[Federal Firearms License|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 &#124; 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 &#124; 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 [[Rulemaking|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 rifle]]s with a caliber greater than .22 that are capable of accepting a detachable [[magazine (firearms)|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]]
[[Category:United States government forms|3310.4]]


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