Bowers, Harry
Hal Limited
Revocation/denial of renewalThis gun dealer was cited for 7 violations. The inspection resulted in revocation/denial of renewal.
A final disposition of revocation/denial of renewal means that ATF officials concluded the dealer must lose its license. This requires a determination that the licensee wilfully violated regulations or is otherwise ineligible to remain in business. The licensee will either have their license revoked after a specified period of time, or be unable to renew their license once it expires.
ATF data indicates that this license is no longer active.
Address
4564 Roundup Drive
Polk City, FL 33868
Polk County
License
| Number | 1-59-105-01-7C-00287 |
| 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 43.5 hours conducting this inspection. 211 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of revocation/denial of renewal.
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DE COMPLIANCE INSPECTION. Determine if licensee is using this license. Determine if licensee deals at gun shows, over the Internet or in NFA weapons. Obtain GPS coordinates, photos and emergency contact information. Query NForce for any criminal enforcement (CE) investigations involving the FFL .
Report of Violations issued. Investigator redacted an redactedecommends Revocation.
Concur with IOI redacted recommendation of Revocation. It was disclosed through this inspection that this licensee willfully violated the Gun Control Act by falsi redacted F4473s in violation of 478.121 (c). Further, this licensee disregarded his responsibility to dispose of firearms in the A&D Record o redactedccasions. The licensee’s inspection history disclosed that this licensee has complied with the regulations therefore it is reasonable to believe that this licensee knew the legal requirements as a Federal firearms licensee and demonstrated willfulness by being plainly indifferent to his known obligation. This licensee ha redacted successful traces for the inspection period. The licensee does also have a repeat violation for 478.102(a) that was cited in the 2006 ATF inspection however, mitigating circumstances may be considered as the transfer involved failing to conduct a background check on a firearm transferred to a responsible person (on this license) on redacted occasion. In the instances cited for 478.102(a) during this inspection, the licensee failed to complete redacted background checks.
Revocation is supported based on the violations of 478.121(c). The licensee appears to have falsified redacted ATF Forms 4473 .
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 7 violations.
| Citation | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 478.21(a) | Failure to provide all of the information called for in required forms. 🔗 | |
| 478.102(a) | Failure to conduct or complete a NICS check before transferring a firearm. 🔗 | |
| 478.121(c) | Knowingly making false entries in the acquisition and disposition record. 🔗 | |
| 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. 🔗 | |
| 478.124(c)(3)(i) | Failure to obtain identification from a transferee or document it on Form 4473. 🔗 | |
| 478.124(c)(3)(iv) | Failure to record the date NICS was contacted and the NICS response on Form 4473. 🔗 | |
| 478.125(e) | Failure by a dealer to properly maintain a record of the receipt and disposition of firearms. 🔗 |
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data »