Tempo Ventures, Inc
Culpeper Pawnbroker
Warning letterThis gun pawnbroker 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ATF data indicates that this license is no longer active.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
255 South Gate Shopping Center
Culpeper, VA 22701
Culpeper County
License
Number | 1-54-047-02-4A-00677 |
Type | Pawnbroker 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 73.5 hours conducting this inspection. 99 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of warning letter.
Hover over underlined text to see definitions of common terms.
Conduct Recall investigation.
Report of Violations with Warning Letter Only and No Recall Inspection . Violations cited warrant a Warning Letter. The previous inspection conducted in 2011 resulted in an initial recommendation of Revocation, with the ultimate recommendation Violations DIO (or Delegate) Held Warning Conference in Lieu of Revocation. Though some repeat violations occurred, overall occurrences were reduced in frequency, most notably under 27 CFR 478.125, which resulted in redacted instances in 2011 and only redacted during this inspection, with the majority of instances resulting from late dispositions. During the instances 2011 inspection, the licensee was cited for redacted instances of late or no disposition recorded, an error rate of 12.9%, versus only redacted through the course of this inspection, reflecting an error rate of 3.1%. As such, IOI redacted recommends a Warning Letter Only as the appropriate recommendation. Responsible persons were queried in NCIC on February 22, 2016, with no hits resulting.
DIO concurs with Lead IOI and Area Supervisor's recommendation of a Warning Letter and recall inspection , in lieu of a Warning Conference. The licensee has previously been the subject of a Warning Conference and the current inspections results warranted a warning conference for repeat violations, to include the failure to record redacted acquisitions and redacted dispositions of firearms. An alternate recommendation of Warning Letter and Recall is warranted based on the licensees significant improvement of their A&D book and ATF Form 4473 recordkeeping.
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 | |
---|---|---|
478.125(e) | Failure by a dealer to properly maintain a record of the receipt and disposition of firearms. ๐ | |
478.21(a) | Failure to provide all of the information called for in required forms. ๐ | |
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. ๐ | |
478.124(c)(3)(iv) | Failure to record the date NICS was contacted and the NICS response on Form 4473. ๐ | |
478.124(c)(5) | Failure of the licensee to sign or date a Form 4473. ๐ | |
478.126a | Failure to report the sale of two or more pistols or revolvers to an individual during five consecutive business days. ๐ | |
478.99(c) | Sale or transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person. ๐ |
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data ยป