ATF Mailbag: We Have Questions, They Have Form Letters

By FirearmConcierge

A few months ago I was having a conversation with TTAG’s very own aviation science specialist, Nick Leghorn, on the subject of guns and the FAA and how things mix between the two. That gave me an idea since a small part of my business caters to pilots who are on the go, who know what they want, and work on a tight schedule. I began wondering how much governmental identification the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) could produce that would be acceptable to a different part of the same government? In short: Would documentation and ID manufactured by the Department of Transportation be acceptable to the Department of Justice? We live in a strange world with no clear answers, so I set out to find out more. You know, for science . . .

The questions I posed to ATF were the following.

1. If a customer presents an FAA-issued pilot license with a current address, does that meet requirements for identification for ATF Form 4473?
2. Does it matter if the type of license is student/sport/private or commercial?
3. If the pilot license does not have a photo, may the customer presenting use another form of ID with a photo to meet requirements for identification for …read more

   Source:: Truth About Guns