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Unless you're a federal firearms licensee (FFL), you'll need to file a Form 4 in order to purchase an NFA item such as a suppressor, short barrel rifle (SBR), short barrel shotgun (SBS), machine gun, or any other weapon (AOW).

The Form must be submitted whenever a licensed dealer or pawnbroker sells or otherwise disposes of, at one time or during any five consecutive business days, two or more semiautomatic rifles capable of accepting a detachable magazine, and with a caliber greater than . 22 (including .

Form 4 - Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm (ATF Form 5320.4) Application for tax paid transfer and registration of firearm used to request approval to transfer a National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm subject to transfer tax liability.

Form 3 - Application for Tax-Exempt Transfer of Firearm and Registration to Special Occupational Taxpayer (National Firearms Act) (ATF Form 5320.3) | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

ATF Form 4 is one of the most common forms that NFA firearms and silencer buyers will encounter. It's the form that has to be filled out to transfer an NFA item like a silencer from the owner to the buyer. Often times this will be a dealer selling to a customer.

Use ATF Form 3 if you're an FFL dealer transferring your NFA item to another FFL or government agency. Use ATF Form 4 if you're a private citizen taking ownership of an NFA item in the form of an individual registration, gun trust, or corporation.

Fill out two copies of the ATF Form 3310.12, Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Certain Rifles. ATF recommends that the licensee retains the second copy and attaches it to the back of the Firearms Transaction Record ATF Form 4473 that covers the transfer of the firearms.

Any firearm, received by a FFL, that was privately made (not manufactured by another licensee) must now be recorded on the ATF Form 4473.