The Biden administration has abandoned its "zero tolerance" approach to revoking gun dealer licenses due to paperwork mistakes.
Critics argued that the policy mandating inspectors to cancel federal firearm licenses for gun stores due to honest paperwork mistakes was excessive.
The Biden administration has abolished a controversial policy that mandated inspectors to cancel federal firearms sales licenses for gun stores due to paperwork mistakes or inconsistencies, adopting a more lenient "tolerance" approach.
The ATF voluntarily reversed a rule following a lawsuit by Austin, Texas, gun store owner Michael Cargill, who argued the policy impeded access to firearms and was a barrier to the right to own firearms.
Cargill boasted to Planet Chronicle Digital that he single-handedly castrated the ATF.
The case was brought by Cargill with the backing of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and America First Legal.
In 2021, the Biden administration issued a rule that allows for the revocation of a Federal Firearms License (FFL) if the holder willfully violates several provisions, including falsifying records, such as a firearms transaction form.
The TPPF cited random mistakes made by gun dealers while filling out forms, such as writing "USA" instead of "county" on a background check form, as evidence of the rule's misuse.
Planet Chronicle Digital has reached out to the ATF.
The zero-tolerance approach of the Biden administration has been "devastating" to businesses, according to Matt Miller, a senior TPPF attorney and lead attorney on the case.
"The new enforcement order restores the old guidance, allowing gun stores to operate without fear of honest mistakes."
Previously, Cargill won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned a federal ban on bump stocks.
""If customers are allowed to inspect hospitals and find mistakes, whether it's the doctor or radiology, the entire hospital will be shut down. That's insane," he said."
Cargill stated that no other industry experiences the same level of pressure as theirs.
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