C.F.R. » Title 27 » CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER B—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION › PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION › Subpart C—Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions

27 C.F.R. § 478.21

Forms prescribed

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(a) The Director is authorized to prescribe all forms required by this part. All of the information called for in each form shall be furnished as indicated by the headings on the form and the instructions on or pertaining to the form. In addition, information called for in each form shall be furnished as required by this part.

(b) Requests for forms should be submitted to the ATF Distribution Center (http://www.atf.gov) or made by calling (202) 648-6420.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a); 80 Stat. 383, as amended) [T.D. ATF-92, 46 FR 46915, Sept. 23, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF-249, 52 FR 5962, Feb. 27, 1987; T.D. ATF-270, 53 FR 10492, Mar. 31, 1988; T.D. 372, 61 FR 20724, May 8, 1996; ATF-11F, 73 FR 57240, Oct. 2, 2008; ATF 2013R-9F, 79 FR 46692, Aug. 11, 2014]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: Borchardt Rifle Corp. v. Cook, 727 F. Supp. 2d 1146 (D.N.M. 2010).
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Borchardt Rifle Corp. v. Cook, 727 F. Supp. 2d 1146 (D.N.M. 2010). · cites it 9× “Cook also argues that the ATF regulation under 27 C.F.R. § 478.21 (a) is valid and proper because it is necessary to carry out the provisions of the Gun Control Act.”
Fairmont Cash Mgmt, L.L.C. v. Tanarra James, 858 F.3d 356 (5th Cir. 2017). “§ 922 (m) and 27 C.F.R. § 478.21 (a); • On sixteen different occasions, failing to get the required documentation from the transferee upon sale of a firearm in violation of 18 U.”
Borchardt Rifle Corp. v. Cook, 684 F.3d 1037 (10th Cir. 2012). “The repeated violations were violations of 27 C.F.R. 478.21(a) (failure to properly execute Form 4473 in seventeen instances); 27 C.”
Armaline, Inc. v. Lambert, 512 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (N.D. Ohio 2007). “In response, the government argues that completion of the contested blocks of the Form 4473 is required by 27 C.F.R. § 478.21 (a) which provides: The Director is authorized to prescribe all forms required by this part.”
Gilbert v. Bangs, 813 F. Supp. 2d 669 (D. Maryland 2011). “Gilbert does not dispute the 101 violations associated with properly completing form 4473 in violation of 27 C.F.R. § 478.21 (a). Doc. No. 21 at 17.”
Wiley v. Fleet Farm LLC (D. Minnesota 2025). · cites it 2× “124 (c)(5), and 27 C.F.R. § 478.21 (a)—Fleet Farm ignores Plaintiffs’ core allegation: that Fleet Farm knowingly sold a firearm to a straw purchaser.”
Fairmont Cash Mgmt., LLC v. James, 208 F. Supp. 3d 830 (S.D. Tex. 2016). “§§ 922 (m), 923(g)(1)(A) and 27 C.F.R. §§ 478.21 (a), 478.124(c)(1), 478.”
Posey v. Garland (JRG1) (E.D. Tenn. 2024). “at 354], but instead of doing better, he actually did worse because the frequency of the violations involving Form 4473, specifically, increased in 2019: Regulation Number of Violations Number of Violations in 2017 in 2019 27 C.F.R. § 478.21 (a) 33 [Admin R. at 354] 48 [Admin R.”
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Borchardt Rifle Corp. v. Cook, 684 F.3d 1037 (10th Cir. 2012). “The repeated violations were violations of 27 C.F.R. 478.21(a) (failure to properly execute Form 4473 in seventeen instances); 27 C.”
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