Valley Gun Inc.
Warning letterThis gun dealer was cited for 4 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
2728 Chester Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Kern County
License
Number | 9-77-029-01-7M-00056 |
Type | Dealer in firearms |
Expiry | Dec 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 194.25 hours conducting this inspection. 204 days passed between the assignment and the final review. The licensee received a final outcome of warning letter.
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Firearms Compliance Inspection - Please conduct a full THEFT compliance inspection. NOTE: This is number eight for loss of inventory. Need to find out why they are losing firearms and they have had many violations in the past.
WL , ROV and no recall Inspection recommended. A theft related onsite compliance inspection was initiated on 1/30/2017 and completed on 6/17/2017 in Bakersfield, AL. The inspection disclosed 4 violations: 27 CFR 478.21 (a)(REPEAT Violation 2013) redacted instances in Section A, 11a errors; 27 CFR 478.124(c)(1) (REPEAT Violation 2013) -[redactions] instances failed to enter correct or complete information in Section A, lines 11 j and 1 27 CFR 478.125(a) (REPEAT Violation 2013) - in redacted instance failed to enter the disposition of a firearms, and 27 CFR 478.126a (REPEAT Violation 2006) - in redacted instances, involving redacted firearms, failed to complete/submit an ATF F 3310.11 for the sale of multiple handguns. No missing firearms or forms were disclosed and no referrals were created. A ROV was issued. A WL, with a copy of the ROV, was mailed to the L. E-mailed to: A/S redacted FEL Actions-San Francisco
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 4 violations.
Citation | Description | |
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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 | |
478.125(e) | Failure by a dealer to properly maintain a record of the receipt and disposition of firearms. ๐ | |
478.126a | Failure to report the sale of two or more pistols or revolvers to an individual during five consecutive business days. ๐ |
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. About the data ยป