store closes??? and ffl paperwork

[haroldbluetooth]

hello
what happens to all the stored paperwork, when a gun store closes???
and has this info been transfered to disc?
thanks
harold

[ke6guj]

Q: Must a licensed importer’s, manufacturer’s, or dealer’s records be surrendered to ATF if the licensee discontinues business?
If the business is being discontinued completely, the licensed dealer, manufacturer or importer is required, within 30 days, to forward the business records to the following address:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
National Tracing Center
ATF / Out of Business Records Center
244 Needy Road
Martinsburg, West Virginia 25405 USA
Voice 1-800-788-7133 x 1590
Failure to surrender required records is a felony and could result in the licensee being fined up to $250,000, imprisoned up to 5 years, or both. A licensee discontinuing business also must notify the Federal Firearms Licensing Center within 30 days.

If someone is taking over the business, the original licensee should underline the final entry in each bound book, note the date of transfer, and forward all records and forms to the successor (who must apply for and receive his or her own license before lawfully engaging in business) or forward the records and forms to the ATF Out-of-Business Records Center. If the successor licensee receives records and forms from the original licensee, the successor licensee may choose to forward these records and forms to the ATF Out-of-Business Record Center.

[18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4), 22 CFR 478.57, 27 CFR 478.127]

Q: What records am I required to forward to ATF upon discontinuance of my business?
The records consist of the licensee’s bound acquisition/disposition (A/D) records, ATF Forms 4473, ATF Forms 3310.4 (Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and Revolvers), ATF Forms 3310.11 (Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report), records of transactions in semiautomatic assault weapons, records of importation (ATF Forms 6 and 6A), and law enforcement certification letters. If the licensee was granted a variance to use a computerized record-keeping system, the licensee is required to provide a complete printout of the entire A/D records.

[27 CFR 478.127]

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/licensing.html#importer-manufacturer-out-of-business