Keith: You have some good points about why some business are allowed to stay in business after repeated fines and violations. I do not why unless it the largeness of the business who have the funds to fight with high dollar attorneys and paid lobbyists. I do know that AFT has told me that the purpose of having an ffl is to be engaged in the firearm business and not to buy guns wholesale for yourself and friends. Just like here in Texas you can not get a liquor license so that you can by liquor wholesale from the distributor for you and your fiends. A few years ago ATF was going after a friend of mind for paperwork violations. Same as what you mentioned above. The AFT had a booth at the Tulsa gun show and I spoke to the agent about how they were going after him for paperwork violations. Here is what she said: when you have a FFL it is a paperwork business. After she said that I thought about it and decided I could not argue with what she said. Yes, the current administration is not gun friendly, we all know that. I think it will get worse before it gets better. I got my license in the 70s and have seen many changes from that time on. Yes, more rules and regulations to follow, more every year. I believe that as time goes on you will continue to see a decrease in ffl dealers as the requirements to obtain and keep a license become more stringent.
John Boyd
