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If you haven’t
been audited in the last four years, you will be in the next
four years. Further, as the number of total federal firearms licenses issued by the ATF decreases (down from 104,000 in 2001 to 65,000 in 2004-2005), the number of compliance inspections has skyrocketed. With an ability to now focus on the smaller number of licensees, it is fair to say that every retail dealer not inspected in the last four years will be subject to examination over the next four years. More and more, these inspections result in FFL revocations or, more frequently, the non-renewal of the federal firearms license after three years. As every retail dealer knows, inconsistency in interpretation of the law leads to mixed signals from the ATF, causing more mistakes by the dealer, and greater chances of losing their federal firearms license. Failure to engage a firearms savvy intermediary to intervene, fully memorialize all ATF activity, interface with ATF inspectors and agents throughout the process, and compare actions by ATF to inspections conducted elsewhere, will result in the termination of businesses that have thrived in the industry for years. And if this threat isn’t enough, there are plaintiffs who would hail you into their jurisdiction to review your business practices and seek to bankrupt you….Lawsuits Filed by Mayors and Anti-Gun Groups that Scrutinize Business Practices >
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The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (“BATF”) have increased
their compliance inspection frequency almost fifty-fold over the last four years. This
increase coincides with an audit conducted on the BATF themselves by the Office
of Inspector General, a review that criticized how BATF handled compliance audits
of federal firearms licensees.
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