No.

If the licensee discovers that a Section A or C of a Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473, is incomplete or improperly completed after the firearms have been transferred, the licensee should immediately contact the transferee (buyer) and request that they return to the store to correct the form.  When the buyer returns to the store, the FFL should photocopy the page(s) that need correction and have the buyer make the necessary changes to errors or omissions in Sections A and/or C on the copy and initial and date them.  The customer is the only person who can make any changes in Sections A and C.  In cases where the licensee made an error or omission in sections B and/or D the person who made the errors should make the changes on a photocopy and should initial and date them. The corrected photocopy should be attached to the original ATF F 4473 and retained as part of the licensee’s permanent records.

No. This information is optional. However, providing this information may help ensure the lawfulness of the sale by minimizing the possibility of the transferee being incorrectly identified as a felon or other prohibited person. It may also help NICS process the transaction more quickly. Furthermore, inclusion of the Social Security Number will help differentiate the transferee from any other person with the same name who might come under ATF investigation. [27 CFR 478.124(c)(2)]

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The buyer must personally complete Section A of the ATF Form 4473 and certify (sign) that the answers are true, correct and complete. However, if the buyer is unable to read and/or write, the answers (other than the signature) may be completed by another person, excluding the seller. Two persons (other than the seller or his employees) must then sign and date the form as witnesses to the buyers answers and signature in blocks 14 and 15. [Instructions on ATF F 4473, page 3, Question 1]

Yes. ATF Form 4473 is required by Federal law regardless of any state documentation required by the state in which the licensees business premise is located.  With the exception of the return of a repaired firearm to the person from whom it was received, a licensee shall not sell or otherwise dispose of, temporarily or permanently, any firearm to any person, other than another licensee, unless the licensee records the transaction on a firearms transaction record, Form 4473.