I've had people argue with me, people supposedly in the know that the 4473 data does get deleted.
I don't believe it for a second. I can't speak to the extent of what data is retained but knowing what we know about our government, this data is stored somewhere, indefinitely.
Just go talk to any gun store owner and ask them about ATF Agents coming in and taking pictures of 4473's. They have a file going somewhere.
