I just had an interesting conversation Friday about the race section of the form (while in the process of picking up a clean, used Mossy 500). Particularly the newer question about Latino background on the form: 10a Hispanic or Latino or not Hispanic or Latino. This is separate from 10b "race" that asks about black, Asian, white, whatever.
The LGS had a guy of Mexican descent come in to buy a gun shortly after the box was added to the form (6 months ago) and he of course checked the Latino box under 10a ethnicity. Looking at box 10b, he's going "I'm not any of those". So they call and are told that he has to mark something in the box. Choice: lie, or be denied.
It's a weird set up. The LGS guy thinks it might have something to do with Zimmerman/Martin shooting (the first place we heard about "white Hispanics" in the mainstream media); the 'net seems to think it might have something to do with fast and furious and/or Mexican Gov't requests re: "trafficking". I have no idea myself, but there it sits, since July of 2012, on the form for all to see, waiting to suck if the buyer happens to be of Hispanic heritage.
Anyone here know the real deal on why the ATF added this box, effective last July?