Firearm sellers give buyers safety notices and check private transfers

Licensed firearm sellers must give buyers a Firearm Responsibilities Notice and have them sign that they received it. It applies when licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers sell, transfer, or deliver a firearm from inventory to someone outside those licensed groups. The requirement does not apply to transfers to licensed importers, manufacturers, dealers, or collectors. The law takes effect when the Department of Safety and Homeland Security publishes notice that the final form is ready in the Register of Regulations.

A dealer must run a buyer background check and provide the Firearm Responsibilities Notice in a private transfer handled through the dealer. The process is for a firearm transfer between people who are not licensed firearm businesses. The buyer and seller must appear together at the dealer during regular business hours and ask to use the process. The process applies once the law takes effect.

People in the deadly-weapons business must keep required records secure, and officials may inspect them only under listed conditions. The rules cover people in the business of selling deadly weapons and records required by state and federal law. An inspection must be reasonable and tied to an open criminal investigation or prosecution, a valid court warrant or subpoena, or a valid investigative subpoena from the Attorney General. A licensee must keep a signed notice form for at least three years and may not disclose, copy, or publish it except as required by law. A signed notice form must be kept for at least three years; after that, a licensee may destroy it.