Dave's Sporting Goods Inc.
Warning letterThis gun dealer was cited for 8 violations. The inspection resulted in a warning letter.
A warning letter is the least severe action the ATF can take against a licensee with compliance issues. The letter advises the licensee to comply with regulations.
Address
1164 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Berkshire County
License
| Number | 6-04-003-01-8F-00062 |
| Type | Dealer in firearms |
| Expiry | Jun 1, 2024 |
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 173 hours conducting this inspection. 145 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of warning letter.
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Old Recall Inspection 2000
Violations cited, Warning Letter only and Recall Inspection Based on the inspection findings and current ATF Federal Firearms Administrative Action Policy and Procedures Order (ATF O 5370.1 B), the results meet the threshold and warrant a Warning Conference due to the Federal firearms licensee failing to fi redacted ATF F 3310.4 Report of Multiple Sale of Pistol or Revolvers forms and the licensee failing to timely and/or correctly recording the required disposition entries in redacted) instances. However, since this is the licensee’s first compliance inspection, IOI redacted has observed that willfulness is not a factor. IOI redacted is confident the violations have been corrected and mitigated. lOI redacted is recommending an alternate recommendation of warning Letter and Recall Inspection. This inspection is the result of a compliance inspection, which was conducted on May 19, 2000. The May 2000 inspection was conducted on the previous entity and previous Federal firearms license, 6-04-34852. Neither of the current RPs were RPs on the previous license. FLS Information needs to be updated to reflect the correct title and middle names of Responsible Person David Jeffrey Benham from Owner to President/ Treasurer and Responsible Person Paul Peter Briggs from Owner to Secretary. Also, FLS Information needs to be updated to reflect the new home address of RP David Benham to redacted
Dave's Sporting Goods Inc. Recall . 6-04-00062 IOI redacted Final N-Force query 12/9/2016, no hits Onsite end date of inspection 10/14/2016, 8 violations cited covering records and reports and on admin & misc. Based on the inspection findings and current ATF Administrative Action Policy, the results meet the threshold and warrant a Warning Conference due to the Federal firearms licensee failing to file redacted ATF F 3310.4 Report of Multiple Sate of Pistol or Revolvers forms and the licensee failing to timely and/or correctly record the required disposition entries in redacted instances. There were approximately 1,017 dispositions during the review period redacted were found to have disposition errors, all but three were reconciled, resulting in a theft/loss report for three firearms. The alternate recommendation is based on this truly being the licensee’s first compliance inspection, IOI redacted as observed that willfulness is not a factor. IOI redacted is confident the violations have been corrected and mitigated. IOI redacted is recommending an alternate recommendation of Warning Letter and Recall Inspection. This inspection, although a recall inspection is the result of a compliance inspection, which was conducted on May 19, 2000. The May 2000 inspection was conducted on the previous entity and previous Federal firearms license, 6-04-34852. Neither of the current RPs were RPs on the previous license. Acting DIO redacted concurred with Alternate Recommnedation 12/23/2016. Warning Letter mailed same day.
Acting DIO Concurs with Alternate Recommendation .
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.
| Citation | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 478.125(e) | Failure by a dealer to properly maintain a record of the receipt and disposition of firearms. 🔗 | |
| 478.21(a) | Failure to provide all of the information called for in required forms. 🔗 | |
| 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. 🔗 | |
| 478.124(c)(4) | Failure to record on Form 4473 the manufacturer, importer, type, model, caliber or gauge, and serial number of the firearm being transferred. 🔗 | |
| 478.124(c)(5) | Failure of the licensee to sign or date a Form 4473. 🔗 | |
| 478.126a | Failure to report the sale of two or more pistols or revolvers to an individual during five consecutive business days. 🔗 |
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data »