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Bartholomew Roberts · March 7, 2018, 07:01 PM

Out of 1,923 unlawful possession cases investigated by ATF in 2010, about 26.5% were dropped because they weren’t actually prohibited people. Out of 4,184 cases declined by ATF, 11.5% of those were declined because they weren’t prohibited people (Source: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/239272.pdf)

If we are seeing those kinds of error rates that late in the process, I’d say you have a valid concern about erroneous denials.

March 7, 2018, 07:01 PM	#2
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	Out of 1,923 unlawful possession cases investigated by ATF in 2010, about 26.5% were dropped because they weren’t actually prohibited people. Out of 4,184 cases declined by ATF, 11.5% of those were declined because they weren’t prohibited people (Source: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/239272.pdf) If we are seeing those kinds of error rates that late in the process, I’d say you have a valid concern about erroneous denials.