on April 28, 2014 in World News
ATF Memo: Silencer, Machine Gun, Other NFA Applications Up 380 Percent
ATF Memo: Silencer, Machine Gun, Other NFA Applications Up 380 Percent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) memo indicates applications for “the registration and transfer of National Firearm Act (NFA) weapons” rose “380 percent” between 2005 and 2013. As a result, the ATF currently faces “a backlog of more than 70,000 applications.” According to USA Today, ATF Deputy Assistant Director Marvin Richardson sent the memo, in which he also announced the immediate “hiring [of] 15 people to assist with the application processing.” Fifteen “current employees” will also be assigned to processing the applications. NFA weapons include… View Article
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