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Majority of Gun Dealers Havent been Inspected in Last 5 Years
Federal inspectors have not checked nearly 60% of the licensed firearms dealers in the United States in the last five years, much to the consternation of gun-control advocates.
An audit of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by the U.S. Department of Justices inspector general found that 58% of gun sellers have operated since 2008 without any government inspections.
The IG also uncovered that it takes anywhere from one to three years for ATF to revoke a gun dealers license after finding serious violations.
Violations of record-keeping rules went up 276% over a nine-year period, according to the report, while the number of firearms licenses revoked dropped 43%.
Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, told USA Today that ATF has an appalling lack of resources to do its job.
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/majority-of-gun-dealers-havent-been-inspected-in-last-5-years-130426?news=849864
Hmmm funding for more resources? Naw...let's just make new laws that won't be funded either and when they don't help start all over again.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)And "most illegal guns are stolen," and other lies from the gunner motherfuckers.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)It would also be good for them to show what class of dealer gets inspected and which ones do not.
What? You don't think it matters? You say that is irrelevant detail? Then that would be 'other lies from the anti gunner motherfuckers'.
AndyA
(16,993 posts)Why, I know of a plant down in Texas that hasn't been inspected in...oh...nevermind.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)Type 1: Title 1 dealer or gunsmith other than destructive devices. Can also deal in Title II NFA firearms with class 3 tax stamp.
Type 2: Title 1 dealer doing business as a pawnbroker.
Type 3: Licensed collector of Curio & Relic (C&R) firearms.
Type 6: Licensed manufacturer of ammunition and reloading components other than ammunition for destructive devices and armor piercing ammunition.
Type 7: Title 1 manufacturer of firearms and ammunition, who may also act as dealer; may not manufacture or deal in destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices, or armor piercing ammunition. Can also manufacture & deal in Title II NFA firearms with class 2 tax stamp.
Type 8: Importer of Title 1 firearms and ammunition. Can also import Title II NFA firearms with class 1 tax stamp.
Type 9: Dealer in firearms, including destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices, and armor piercing ammunition. Requires payment as an SOT Class 1 (can act as an NFA Dealer). To deal/broker any DD with an explosives content (e.g. flash-bangs) requires an additional Federal Explosives License as a Dealer of High Explosives.
Type 10: Manufacturer of firearms, ammunition and ammunition components, manufacturer of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices, and armor piercing ammunition; may also deal in all of the aforementioned items. Requires payment as an SOT Class 2 (can act as an NFA Dealer). To manufacture any DD with an explosives content (e.g. flash-bangs) requires an additional FEL as a Type 20 Manufacturer of High Explosives.
Type 11: Importer of firearms, ammunition, destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices, and armor piercing ammunition; may also deal in all the aforementioned items. Requires payment as an SOT Class 1. To import any DD with an explosives content (e.g. flash-bangs), requires an additional FEL[3] as an Importer of High Explosives.
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That a small time gunsmith with a Type 1 that does not get inspected would not bother me compared to a Type 1 Dealer with a Class Three that does a lot of business.
Lack of BATF inspection of Type 6 ammunition manufacturers would bother me less than Type 2 pawnshops. (OSHA/safety inspections would be a different matter)
AndyA
(16,993 posts)All guns are destructive devices.
Since they serve only one purpose--to kill--yes, I think anyone involved in the sale or transfer of guns should be inspected regularly.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)Activity and risk should drive who gets checked more than mere possession. I know FFL holders who have not done a transaction in years. Curio and Relics (Type 3) being a case in point.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)I'm curious how those employees and money are allocated.