Maple City Sports Inc.
Maple City Sports
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
718 Lincoln Way
La Porte, IN 46350
Laporte County
License
| Number | 4-35-091-01-7L-16057 |
| Type | Dealer in firearms |
| Expiry | Nov 1, 2023 |
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 208 hours conducting this inspection. 161 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of warning letter.
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Please conduct a full firearms recall inspection of this FFL . This is to include a full inventory of firearms and a full review of ATF Forms 4473 completed since the last inspection. This inspection may be initiated any time after 10/16/15.
This inspection disclosed that overall business at Maple City is down (from redacted dispositions in 2014 to redacted in 2015). While this inspection disclosed six (6) repeat violations from the 2014 inspection, the percentage of instances of each repeat violation were less than 1% with the exception of violations of 27 CFR 478.124(c)(4) which was 1.53% and 27 CFR 478.125(e) which was 3.21%. The only repeat violation placing Maple City back into a Warning Letter status is the violation of 27 CFR 478.125(e), and for Mr. Smith, President, believes that redacted will aide with recording accurate firearm information in the A&D record. All firearms were accounted for and all traces during the inspection period were successful. IOI redacted recommends a warning letter be issued with no recall .
Concur with warning letter and no recall . The number of instances in violations has largely decreased since previous inspections. The repeat 478.125(e) violation would warrant a warning conference however it is believed future compliance will be achieved. Licensee had redacted in the fall of 2015 and the large majority of A&D violations were attributed to poor eyesight. The 478.126a violation warrants a warning letter and all other violations warrant no further action. It is believed a second warning letter will suffice for compliance. Report forwarded to DIO for review 3/4/16. Letter mailed 3/22/16.
DIO Concurs with Warning Letter.
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. 🔗 | |
| 478.126a | Failure to report the sale of two or more pistols or revolvers to an individual during five consecutive business days. 🔗 | |
| 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. 🔗 |
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data »