Sure people move and the government knows they move. Like I posted earlier, move across town, same county and try to buy a gun at an FFL dealer with your new residence address on the 4473 and your non updated license with your old address. Not going to happen. Sometimes FFL holders try to get you to ship to an address other than the one on their FFL for this reason or that, again it is not legal. John Smith residing at 23 Anywhere Street is not John Smith residing at 45 Somewhere Street.
The ATF has already accomodated individuals by not requiring anything of you to have your gun returned to you. They didn't require any form of ID. Any variation from that accomodation voids that accomodation. If you ever had your Bound Book inspected by the BATFE it is not fun. Nit pic is not the word. If they saw this gun from this guy at this address in the Acquisition side going to a non identical entry in the Disposition side without an FFL number it is not going to fly.
Think about this. You send your gun in. Someone with a similar name knows you sent it in. They contact the gunsmith and ask the gun to be sent to this address instead of the original address; what if he does? He would have to answer for that. What if you sold your gun while it was getting worked on and decided to skirt the law by having it shipped to your name at a different address (buyer's address). No one says he can't ship it to you because you moved, it does mean it is not coming straight back to you because you moved and that it will be sent to a transfer dealer to insure you are you. This protects you and the FFL holder. There are reasons for following regulations.
