Negative. The 4473 goes in a box and gets stored. The only time it is transmitted is if you buy more than one hand gun in a 5 day period or if they call for a trace because the firearm was found at the scene of a crime. In that case they may or may not come to you and ask you where the gun is, you tell them who you sold it to and they move on. They also do a trace to find the rightful owner of recovered stolen property.Good point, I thought when you purchased from a retailer it was recorded on some govt data base.