Washington, D.C. — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) are excited to announce that the ATF has backed down from attempting to revoke the FFL license of Morehouse Enterprises in Valley City, North Dakota.
Previously, GOA and GOF had filed a lawsuit in defense of the gun retailer, which does business as Bridge City Ordnance. The company was facing the loss of its license due to minor paperwork errors, which, under the new Biden “Zero Tolerance” policy, was grounds for revocation.
Previous ATF policy dictated that warnings and required corrective action were appropriate measures for first-time errors, and only after that could license revocation proceedings be initiated if improvement was not demonstrated.
It has become quite obvious to the average individual that the ATF conducted the “random” inspection of Bridge City Ordnance right after the company joined GOA and GOF in a separate lawsuit challenging the ATF’s Ghost Gun Frame and Receiver Rule last summer.
Litigation is ongoing in both cases.
Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:
“The ATF kicked a hornet’s nest when they thought they could send a message to gun dealers who dared to challenge their illegal actions in court. In response, GOA and GOF stepped in, and we made clear they were about to engage in a losing battle. We are thrilled for Bridge City Ordnance and hope this encourages ATF to revisit their ‘zero tolerance’ policy.”
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GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists.
Notable for their absence: The NRA.
GOA, SAF, CCRKBA and your local gun rights groups deserve our support.
Hope GOA and GFO press the ATF and/or pursue in court the Federal District Court Filing Fees, Process Server Fees and Attorney Fees for writing up the Original Complaint.
I didn’t fill out my “your response is required by law” census form…
I wonder if they will send the ATF, IRS or DOJ to kick down my door and arrest me?
well that’s one. how many hundreds of FFLs have been harassed into closing at the hands of the ATF? They need their licenses restored and the ATF needs to pay restitution and then fire all the agents involved in the harassment.
“We…hope this encourages ATF to revisit their ‘zero tolerance’ policy.”
While I also hope for the best, we should prepare for the worst. I think there are only two chances of thishappening; “slim” and “none”.
Edit function still out. Workarounds are still the only way to correct anything.
“We…hope this encourages ATF to revisit their ‘zero tolerance’ policy.”While I also hope for the best, we should prepare for the worst. I think there are only two chances of thishappening; “slim” and “none”.