The ATF trace center has many many 40' C-cans outside their building full of records yet to be micro filmed, much less put into an electronic database. From my understanding they micro film all the documents sent into them. Assuming the article I read on the Trace center, and how they work is true, and correct. they cannot make a searchable electronic database. Whether that database exists or not depends on your level of trust for, and belief of government conspiracy. According to the article I read, they convert the paper 4473, to micro film to save space, an that isn't happening at an alarming rate, because there are only about 5 or 6 people working at the trace center. In my experience with gun traces through the business, I have only ever spoken to one of three women over 10+ years, so I can believe that there is a small workforce there.
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