Thankyou Dave Furman, well put.
It would be appropriate if everyone who has posted above would indicate either -I have a dealer FFL and have been audited by the ATF. or I am not a dealer and have never been audited.
The following are my observations as an audited dealer. I am currently on a two year audit cycle.
1.Frequency of audit cycle is based on the number of transfers you report when renewing licence. The more $25 transfers you do the more frequenly you get audited.
2. An Audit takes @ 8 hrs
3. $25 covers 22.8 minutes of my time at the bench doing repairs. I cant discuss with you, fax ffl and receive goods,log in, call you, wait while you inspect goods, perform NICS check.Turn over gun , Log out and File the 4473 in 22.8 minutes.
4. Under current law the BATFE only have two options , written warning or revocation of licence, no system for varying scale non-compliance fines.
5 Under law I am required to respond within 24 hours to a request for a trace on a firearm.
6 I am forbidden to engage in interstate commerce in stolen property.
So why the requirement that that I get a drivers licence or FFL?
In the event that any of the following occur some time , say 6 months after the transfer I will be required to back trace a gun through my books.This will either involve a visit by Federal Agent or sub-peona.
A. The gun turns out to have been previously stolen.
B. Is used in the commission of a crime.
C. The gun fails causing Injury and is subject to litigation.
As a result of my $25 tranfsfer I will be able to answer either
Gun was received on Behalf of XXXXXX name and date From Drivers Licence XYZ heres a copy.Name on carton matched the DL.Shipped Fedex/ UPS/ USPS and thats the end of it.
-or-
I don't know, some guy named Joe out East somewhere.
I have decided to require either an FFL or Drivers Licence on the very few Out of state 3rd party transfers I do. You have the option to get a store front, licence and do it your way or find some one who runs their business in accordance with your guidelines/preference.
