"End Run" on Registration?

ATF quietly laying groundwork to expand multiple rifle sales reporting - National gun rights | Examiner.com:
(May 6, 2014)

A little noticed and virtually unreported April 15 notice posted in the Federal Register suggests the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives intends expanding the multiple rifle sale requirement currently imposed on four border states (Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas) to all states.

David Codrea of The Examiner goes on to quote:

“The purpose of this information collection is to require Federal Firearms Licensees to report multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of two or more rifles within any five consecutive business days with the following characteristics: (a) Semi automatic; (b) a caliber greater than .22; and (c) the ability to accept a detachable magazine.["]

David Codrea of The Examiner goes on to quote:
This text suggests that ANY time ANY dealer sells 2 or more rifles during 5 business days, a report must be filed.

Subsequent text suggests that reports must be filed only when 2 or more rifles to a single buyer ... which sounds more likely.

Two?

TWO?

If you don't understand the logic of this rule, you're not alone; if you do understand it, perhaps you can explain it to me.

All sales by a dealer are already reported, under current gun laws.  So the ATF doesn't get this information from the reporting agency, right?  The only purpose of current reporting regulations is to insure that firearms are not sold to 'illegal' buyers (eg: convicted felons, crazy people, terrorists).  And then details of the sales records are deleted from federal databases within a few days.   Although, of course, the dealer is required to maintain sales records.

It sounds to me as if there are no 'perishability' requirements in this regulation.  Note that this is not a FEDERAL LAW, it's an administrative regulation.   The difference is, there is no congressional oversight.   The upshot of which, there is no requirement for ATF to delete the records because, presumably, the purchases were entirely legal.

Now, however, if (for example) I go buy a lever-action in .38 caliber and one in .44-40 from the same dealer in the same week, the ATF will have a permanent record of my guns.  Which is, to all effects and purchases .... registration.

Can you say "None Of Your Business", children?

I knew you could.