FFL procedure, which is correct?

[natman]

Nowhere does the OP state that the first FFL did anything like that. Firearms are rarely shipped in the manufacturers box only- it's pretty stupid to do so. The dealer couldn't have made the assumption on a firearm serial number as it isn't printed on the outside of a shipping carton. I've received over 2,500 firearm shipments and have yet to get one with the serial number printed on the outside of the box.

Where does he say it was logged in proir to the OP's arrival?
Dealer #1 did nothing wrong.

FFLs are supposed to login the gun by the end of the next business day:

Q: How much time does a dealer have to record acquisitions and dispositions of firearms in his or her “bound book?”

Generally, licensees have to enter the acquisition or purchase of a firearm by the close of the next business day after the acquisition or purchase...

OK, I reread the OP's post and it does sound like the guns in question are not necessarily new nor in the manufacturer's box. So it seems FFL #1 is potentially breaking the rules by waiting for the customer to show up in his own sweet time and then logging it in.

FFL #2 is opening the box to get the serial # so he can log it in within the time limit, as he should.

 

[NavyLCDR]

OK, I reread the OP's post and it does sound like the guns in question are not necessarily new nor in the manufacturer's box. So it seems FFL #1 is potentially breaking the rules by waiting for the customer to show up in his own sweet time and then logging it in.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFO TO DETERMINE WHEN FFL #1 VERIFIED THE SERIAL NUMBER AND LOGGED IT IN! Can we please quit trying to make FFL #1 guilty until proven innocent!

 

[Art Eatman]

1. The OP gave no time-frame for the sequence of events.

2. Post #5 pretty well covered the pertinent law concerning logging in.

3. CLP ain't been back since Friday. If he needs more info, he can start a new thread.