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BATF compliance inspections started getting really nasty during the Klinton regime.
Three of the five gun stores I used to shop at were put out of business by the BATF.
Both of the remaining two were inspected for "failure to cooperate" with traces, though they had documentation to prove that they had provided the requested info ASAP.
The records search went back several years, and they were citied for such egregious errors on the 4473s as abbreviating the state name, middle initial used instead of middle name, etc.
With a total volume that exceeded 10,000 guns, each store had less than 50 guns that were not properly accounted for.
Most of the "missing guns" were trade-ins of used guns that were sold on 4473s without being properly logged into the bound book. I suspect that most of those were employees buying "good deal" guns as soon as they were traded in and not taking the time to log them in.
I would challenge anyone here to open a firearms business, make enough money to keep it open, hire a number of new employees every year, buy thousands of new and used guns every year from innumerable sources, try to comply with the bureaucracy, and see if your records are perfect after a few years.
The whole point of the drill is to put as many gun dealers as possible out of business.
IMHO, the current administration did not really change the Klinton BATF policies all that much.
It would appear that the dealer in question violated some Maryland state law regarding "assault weapons" sales.
Just my .02, YMMV.
TR
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De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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