Bubbles
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During your interview when getting an FFL the IOI goes over a lot of information with you in great detail, including how to correctly fill out the 4473. The IOI has a checklist for each topic covered, you check each one off and sign that form stating that you were educated and understand the federal laws. You get a copy of that form and so does the IOI.Dogtown....Just checking here....The law dealing with information included on a 4473 by a dealer is 18USC922(m). There is a "KNOWING" requirement as an element of proof of a violation. That means that ATF would have to prove that any false or inaccurate information entered was done so "KNOWINGLY". It isn't just an automatic assumption, it has to be proven. The penalty for violating 18USC922(m) is found in 18 USC 924(a)(3)(A) and (B) and is "imprisonment for not more than one year". "Not more than one year" makes it a misdemeanor.
So, ATF can consider any paperwork screw-up "willful" as you were informed even before the license was issued that you knew and understood the laws, and you agreed to follow them, and the ATF has your signature on a document backing it up.