High Standard Firearms Ltd
Amt/high Standard/interarms/hi Standard
Warning letterThis gun manufacturer was cited for 7 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.
ATF data indicates that this license is no longer active.
Address
5151 Mitchelldale Street, Suite B-14
Houston, TX 77092
Harris County
License
| Number | 5-76-201-07-8J-03521 |
| Type | Manufacturer of 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 375 hours conducting this inspection. 376 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of warning letter.
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FFL cited for: 1. 27 CFR 478.123(a)- Repeat Violation - September 9, 2014 2. 27 CFR 478.123(b) - Repeat Violation - September 9, 2014 3. 27 CFR 478.123(d) - Repeat Violation - September 9, 2014 4. 27 CFR 478.21(a) 5. 27 CFR 478.124(c)(1) 6. 27 CFR 478.124(c)(3)(iv) 7. 27 CFR 478.124(c)(5) Recommendation as per Adverse Action Policy: WC with WL and Recall Inspection . An alternate recommendation requested: WL Only and Recall Inspection due to the following: 1. Decrease in incorrect A&D entries from redacted instances to redacted instances. 2. redacted firearms not logged out compared to redacted last inspection. 3. Percentage of incorrect A&D entries were 0.4%. 4. Percentage of untimely A&D entries were 2.6%. There were redacted firearms reported lost mainly due to the disorganization of the business premises and IOI redacted having to close the inspection due to the length of time spent on the assignment. Mr. Chapman was locating firearms until the date of the closing.
Recommendation originally WC with WL and Recall Inspection . IOI redacted recommends an alternate of WL Only and Recall inspection due to a decrease in incorrect A&D entries from redacted instances to redacted instances. There were redacted firearms not logged out compared to redacted last inspection. The percentage of incorrect A&D entries were 0.4%. The percentage of untimely A&D entries were 2.6%. There were redacted firearms reported lost mainly due to the disorganization of the business premises and IOI redacted having to close the inspection due to the length of time spent on the assignment. Mr. Chapman was locating firearms until the date of the closing. The licensee stated he has acquired knowlegeable staff and decided to train and authorize other employees besides himself to make entries in the A&D record. IOI redacted did observe Mr. Chapman starting to train and use his staff towards end of the inspection. Mr. Chapman also stated he plans to implement a system to better track the movement of firearms on the business premises to make it easier to locate firearms.
During this inspection, seven violations were cited. One violation warrants a recommendation of warning letter for redacted missing firearms. A firearms license was issued to the licensee in August 2012. The first compliance inspection for this licensee occurred in September 2014. During that inspection, the licensee was cited for recordkeeping violations under 27 CFR 478.123(a), (b) and (d). None of these citations included missing firearms. The licensee has not been cited for any missing firearms under this license. Therefore, this inspection warrants a straight warning letter, which is being rendered.
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. 🔗 | |
| 478.123(a) | Failure by a manufacturer to maintain an accurate record of firearms manufactured or acquired. 🔗 | |
| 478.123(b) | Failure by a manufacturer to maintain an accurate record of dispositions to other licensees. 🔗 | |
| 478.123(d) | Failure by a manufacturer to maintain an accurate record of dispositions to non-licensees. 🔗 | |
| 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)(iv) | Failure to record the date NICS was contacted and the NICS response on Form 4473. 🔗 | |
| 478.124(c)(5) | Failure of the licensee to sign or date a Form 4473. 🔗 |
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data »