Not all bound books are compliant!  The ATF does not currently have an approval or certification process for bound book software vendors. It is your responsibility as an federal firearms license (FFL) holder to make sure that your bound book records are compliant with ATF rulings.

Held, licensed manufacturers, licensed importers, and licensed dealers may use
computers to create and maintain acquisition and disposition records required by 18 U.S.C.
923(g)(1)(A) and 27 CFR 478.121, 478.122, 478.123, and 478.125(e), Subpart H, if the
system meets the above stated criteria.

Held further, licensees who wish to use computers to create and maintain their
acquisition and disposition firearms records in accordance with the requirements set forth
in this ruling are not required to obtain advance approval in accordance with 27 CFR
478.22.

FastBound meets or exceeds all ATF requirements including the additional requirements of Type 08 / Type 11 Licensed Importers in accordance with 27 CFR 478.122.

Before selecting a bound book software vendor, demand an up to date compliance statement such as the one shown below.

ATF Requirements For Acquisitions

	Date of Acquisition
	Name and Address or the Name and License Number of the Person from Whom Received
	Name of the Manufacturer and Importer (if any)
	Model
	Serial Number
	Type
	Caliber or Gauge

ATF Requirements For Dispositions

	Date of the Disposition
	Name and Address of the Transferee
	If the Transferee is a Licensee, the Name and License Number of the Transferee
	Alternatively, the Regulations Permit the Dealer to Record the Serial Number of the Form 4473 if the Licensed Dealer Serially Numbers the Forms 4473 and Files them Numerically

ATF Requirements For Theft/Loss

	FFL's Must reflect the theft/loss as a disposition entry
	The disposition entry should indicate whether the incident is a theft or loss
	ATF Issued Incident Number should be Indicated
	Law Enforcement Incident Number Should be Indicated

ATF Records Requirements

	All data entered into the computer system must be recorded into the database and cannot be capable of being edited or modified at a later date without generating an audit trail. The software system must retain any correction of errors as an entirely new entry, without deleting or modifying the original entry. The system may allow for entries in a notes column to explain any correction.
	The system must have a reliable daily memory backup capability to protect the data from accidental deletion or other system failure.
	The system must meet the regulatory requirements for recording pertinent information.
	The system must allow queries by serial number, acquisition date, and name of the manufacturer or importer. Commonly recognized trade names may be used when recording the manufacturer/importer in the firearm description.
	The FFL must periodically print all records from the system. Specifically, the records must be printed: (a) at least semiannually, (b) upon request of an ATF officer, (c) when the database is purged, and (d) when the license is terminated Printouts must be retained until the next printout is prepared. The printouts must be limited to only the information required and specified by regulation.
	The FFL may download the required acquisition and disposition records to portable storage devices such as Compact Discs (CDs), Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), and USB Flash Drives, instead of conducting the periodic printout of those records, provided that the FFL presents the records in a printed format at ATF’s request. ATF recognizes that printed records take up space and are not as easy to search as records maintained in a digital format.
	The computer printouts must contain firearms in inventory as well as all firearms transferred during the period covered, sequentially by date of acquisition.
	The system must record both the manufacturer and the importer of foreign-made firearms.
	Printouts may include antique firearms, but cannot include other merchandise. However, antique firearms must be identified as “ANT” in the “firearm type” column.
	The name and FFL number (if licensee) or name and address (if non-licensee) of the supplier/consigner and the purchaser/transferee must be included in the computer data. An ATF Form 4473 transaction number may be used in lieu of the address for recording the transfer of a firearm to a non-licensee if the Forms 4473 are filed numerically.
	The system cannot rely upon invoices or other paper/manual systems to provide any of the required information.
	All required records including acquisition and disposition records, must remain at the licensed premises.
	Upon termination of a license, the FFL must provide an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text file (in conformity with industry standards) and a file description, in addition to printouts of all records, to the ATF Out-of-Business Records Center. The printout and ASCII text file must contain the information as prescribed by regulation. All records must be forwarded to the ATF Out-of-Business Records Center in accordance with 27 CFR 478.127, including complete printouts, and ASCII text file (and file description) of the A&D records, and all ATF Forms 4473.