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Clarity is needed around audits. There are two types, ATF and local licensing authority.

The ATF audits on average every 5 years (what they told me/us). If they find significant issues, they will increase an individual FFLs audit frequency to as frequently as every year. I know FFLs that are on the every year plan. They do this to insure that large issues are addressed after which they return to the ~5 year plan (sounds like a socialist country). Remember, the ATF cares about FEDERAL law and regulations. Correct bound book. Inventory matches book. 4473s correctly filled out, etc.

Then there is the local licensing authority. By law (MGL 140 123) they SHALL audit dealers every year (once per calendar year). They are looking at MA law and need to insure compliance with the MGL 140 123 paragraphs 1 through 21. Glidden's book has a nice checklist of made up steps that are not aligned with MA law that most licensing authorities use. In any case, yearly audits by the local licensing authority are the law. Harassment? possible. That is why you have a lawyer. The law actually says "in a reasonable manner" for how the audit shall be conducted

From MGL 140 123

So if they visited Gartman Arms "every few years" it does not necessarily imply "harassment"

<blockquote data-quote="CrackPot" data-source="post: 6457157" data-attributes="member: 27498">Clarity is needed around audits.&nbsp; There are two types, ATF and local licensing authority.The ATF audits on average every 5 years (what they told me/us).&nbsp; If they find significant issues, they will increase an individual FFLs audit frequency to as frequently as every year.&nbsp; I know FFLs that are on the every year plan.&nbsp; They do this to insure that large issues are addressed after which they return to the ~5 year plan (sounds like a socialist country).&nbsp; Remember, the ATF cares about FEDERAL law and regulations.&nbsp; Correct bound book.&nbsp; Inventory matches book.&nbsp; 4473s correctly filled out, etc.Then there is the local licensing authority.&nbsp; By law (MGL 140 123) they SHALL audit dealers every year (once per calendar year).&nbsp; They are looking at MA law and need to insure compliance with the MGL 140 123 paragraphs 1 through 21.&nbsp; Glidden&#039;s book has a nice checklist of made up steps that are not aligned with MA law that most licensing authorities use.&nbsp; In any case, yearly audits by the local licensing authority are the law.&nbsp; Harassment?&nbsp; possible.&nbsp; That is why you have a lawyer.&nbsp; The law actually says &quot;in a reasonable manner&quot; for how the audit shall be conducted <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />From MGL 140 123So if they visited Gartman Arms &quot;every few years&quot; it does not necessarily imply &quot;harassment&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CrackPot, post: 6457157, member: 27498"] Clarity is needed around audits. There are two types, ATF and local licensing authority. The ATF audits on average every 5 years (what they told me/us). If they find significant issues, they will increase an individual FFLs audit frequency to as frequently as every year. I know FFLs that are on the every year plan. They do this to insure that large issues are addressed after which they return to the ~5 year plan (sounds like a socialist country). Remember, the ATF cares about FEDERAL law and regulations. Correct bound book. Inventory matches book. 4473s correctly filled out, etc. Then there is the local licensing authority. By law (MGL 140 123) they SHALL audit dealers every year (once per calendar year). They are looking at MA law and need to insure compliance with the MGL 140 123 paragraphs 1 through 21. Glidden's book has a nice checklist of made up steps that are not aligned with MA law that most licensing authorities use. In any case, yearly audits by the local licensing authority are the law. Harassment? possible. That is why you have a lawyer. The law actually says "in a reasonable manner" for how the audit shall be conducted :) From MGL 140 123 So if they visited Gartman Arms "every few years" it does not necessarily imply "harassment" [/QUOTE]

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