ATF Revokes Three Times as Many Gun Dealer Licenses in 2022

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ATF Revokes Three Times as Many Gun Dealer Licenses in 2022

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1.3% is still a low percentage of the amount inspected, but I'm sure it's much higher rate than it should be. Many probably for clerical errors.

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revoked gun store licenses at a higher rate in 2022 than in any year since 2006, according to data published by the agency on October 4. The numbers provide the first indication that federal investigators have cracked down on lawbreaking gun dealers following guidance from the Biden administration ordering the agency to take a harsher tack during inspections.

Altogether, the agency revoked 92 licenses in 2022 — roughly 1.3 percent of all the dealers inspected. The total more than triples the number of licenses revoked in 2021, when a similar number of dealers were inspected. Another 136 dealers received warning conferences, the steepest penalty inspectors can recommend without revocation.
The new inspections data does not conclusively show whether either of these developments altered the way the ATF investigates gun dealers, but it suggests that inspectors were more aggressive than in years past.

When asked whether the ATF had taken a stricter stance toward dealers in 2022, agency spokesperson Erik Longnecker told The Trace he could not speculate without specific case details.
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What we don't know is how big these dealers were. Is the ATF going after whomever or are they going after big stores with lots of forms for the ATF's illegal database?
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kcclark wrote:What we don't know is how big these dealers were. Is the ATF going after whomever or are they going after big stores with lots of forms for the ATF's illegal database?
I have no idea, but I would guess they are going after the stores that don't have the resources to fight back (i.e. money)
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