After repeated ATF warnings, gun dealers can count on the agency to back off; sometimes firearms flow to criminals
In a rare look behind the scenes of gun shop regulation, The Trace and USA TODAY found ATF officials conciliatory and accommodating.
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In a rare look behind the scenes of gun shop regulation, The Trace and USA TODAY found ATF officials conciliatory and accommodating.
Investigation: ATF rarely issues harsh gun dealer penalties in Pennsylvania Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, and Brian Freskos, Daniel Nass and Alain Stephens, The Trace Gun shops nationwide face government inspections to ensure they're complying with federal rules regarding paperwork, background checks and prohibited purchasers, but rarely face severe sanctions. That's according to a sweeping examination of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives records by USA TODAY and The Trace. It found that policing of the shops has been conciliatory, with the ATF often bending over backward t...
Gun shops nationwide face government inspections to ensure they're complying with federal rules regarding paperwork,...
Gun shops nationwide face government inspections to ensure they're complying with federal rules regarding paperwork,...
Gun shops nationwide face government inspections to ensure they're complying with federal rules regarding paperwork,...