Boles, W. Harold

Boles Hardware Co.

Warning conference Revocation warranted

This gun dealer was cited for 8 violations. The inspection resulted in a warning conference.

A warning conference is held when a licensee has significant or repeat violations. During the conference, an area supervisor offers the licensee specific guidance on how to achieve compliance.

The licensee was found eligible for revocation. The majority of licensees whose violations merit revocation under ATF guidelines ultimately receive a lesser penalty from an ATF director of industry operations.

ATF data indicates that this license is no longer active.

Address

2884 Old Hwy 52 N
Pinnacle, NC 27043
Stokes County

License

Number 1-56-169-01-6L-11537
Type Dealer in firearms
Expiry License inactive

Inspection Timeline

Compliance inspections are conducted by one or more ATF officers. After the lead investigator submits a recommendation, one or more ATF supervisors will review the inspection and either concur with or adjust the recommendation.

This page contains information about a single inspection conducted between 2015 and 2017. The ATF may have inspected this licensee before and/or after the inspection detailed here.

Officers spent a total of 42 hours conducting this inspection. 85 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of warning conference.

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Oct 21, 2015
Inspection assigned

Conduct a full-scope compliance inspection.

Dec 7, 2015
Officer's recommendation Submitted by Industry Operations Investigator
Warning conference
Jan 5, 2016
Review Signed by Area Supervisor
Warning letter
Jan 14, 2016
Final review Signed by SBALBRO – Director, Industry Operations
Warning conference

Concur with the assigned lOI's recommendation for a warning conference.

Jan 20, 2016
Warning letter sent
Jan 27, 2016
Warning conference held

Violations

If an inspection uncovers regulatory violations, the licensee receives a report outlining these violations. This section lists the violations found in the inspection, as well as a general description of each offense. More details on the nature of the licensee's specific violations may be found in the report PDF.

This licensee was cited for 8 violations.

CitationDescription
1 478.125(e) Failure by a dealer to properly maintain a record of the receipt and disposition of firearms. 🔗
2 478.21(a) Failure to provide all of the information called for in required forms. 🔗
3 478.124(c)(1) Failure to obtain a Form 4473 showing the transferee's name, sex, address, date and place of birth, and other required information. 🔗
4 478.124(c)(3)(i) Failure to obtain identification from a transferee or document it on Form 4473. 🔗
5 478.124(c)(4) Failure to record on Form 4473 the manufacturer, importer, type, model, caliber or gauge, and serial number of the firearm being transferred. 🔗
6 478.124(c)(5) Failure of the licensee to sign or date a Form 4473. 🔗
7 478.131(a)(2) Failure to retain a copy of a purchaser's permit or license for a background check-exempt transaction. 🔗
8 478.103(a) Failure to provide a Youth Handgun Safety Act notice to each handgun purchaser. 🔗

Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data »