Welcome to the E4473 NICS Processing screen. This screen will help you submit information to NICS or local state agency, then record the responses.
Status bar:
Across the top of the screen you will see a status bar. This will show you where you are in the E4473 process. Presently the firearms have been selected, money has been tendered, Form has been Accepted, and now we start using the NFA tax stamp instead of a NICS background check.
Process NFA Later:
If you have selected the E4473 NFA Processing screen and do not wish to release the firearms at this time. Just select the “Save and Close button at the bottom right of the screen. This will save everything done so far and you can pickup the transaction later when the customer has the actual permit. You can also update the “Notes” section with any information that might be needed before saving and closing.
NFA Application:
Make sure all information pertaining to the NFA application and tax stamp are ready to be attached to the completed E4473.
If you have reached this NFA selection without NFA paperwork, please contact your store manager.
E4473 NFA Processing screen details:
Next Button:
Items List:
Number of items:
Payment state:
Bottom Button Row:
NICS toggle button:
CCW toggle button:
NFA toggle button:
Special Situations:
Status History:
View E4473:
Notes:
Save and Close:
Next Button:
When NFA processing is selected, the Next button will proceed to release the firearms and complete the hold transaction.
Items list:
Below the status bar is the list of the firearms selected for this E4473. The display has room for two firearms, if there are three or more firearms, a scroll bar will become available on the right-hand side allowing you to scroll up and down to see all firearms.
Columns are as follows:
# - Represents the line number as they would be seen in the 4473 form.
Photo – If a photo exists for the selected item, it will be shown here.
Type – This will list the transaction line item type Hold Sale, Hold Redeem, etc.
Description: This will contain details on the item starting with the unique item number. The following line contains:
- Type = Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun/etc
- Manufacturer = Company that made the firearm. Such as Ruger/Colt/Smith & Wesson/etc
- Model = The specific model assigned by the manufacturer
- Caliber = specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel bore
- Serial Number = Unique identifier assigned by the manufacturer
Number of items:
This will list the total number of items listed in this E4473.
Payment state:
This section will display if the transaction has already been paid for or if there is still payment due.
Bottom Button Row:
NICS toggle button:
If you are using NICS or a local state agency to perform the background check make sure the NICS toggle button is selected and yellow. Click here to see more about E4473 NICS processing.
CCW toggle button:
If the customer has a concealed weapons permit issued by the state that you would like to use instead of the background check, select the CCW toggle button and make sure it turns yellow and NICS button turns grey. Click here to see more about E4473 CCW processing.
NFA toggle button:
The NFA toggle button is only seen or available if one or more of the items listed on the 4473 are listed as NFA items requiring an NFA tax stamp.
Special Situations:
Unless your store is near a military base, this section will rarely see any use. This is where you describe additional identification information, military PCS information, or exempt alien information.
Status History:
The Status History button will show the status changes and save of those changes along the E4473 process.
View E4473:
Clicking this button will open a viewer with all six pages of the E4473. This button is seen on all screens and only has the information that has been saved before clicking the “View E4473” button.
Notes:
The Notes button is seen on every E4473 screen. Clicking this button opens the Notes window with two boxes. The left side box “4473 Notes” is where you enter notes that you wish to be seen on the 4473. The right-side box “Store Notes” are internal notes for the store to reference and are not seen on the 4473. Once something is typed in the notes, the “Notes” button will become yellow to remind you to look into the notes.
Save and Close:
This button is on all E4473 screens and it does what it says. Saves the current changes and closes the E4473, then lands you on the dashboard so you can work on another customer.