Less than 1% of noncompliant gun dealers get their licenses revoked. Here's why

[SecularMotion]

Following the mass shooting at an Oregon community college that left nine dead, Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan to tackle gun violence that includes expanding background checks, banning assault weapons, and going after negligent gun dealers and manufacturers.

"Due to lobbying efforts by the NRA, these bad actors are granted unique protections in our laws, and the country’s law enforcement agencies often face barriers when attempting to hold them accountable," reads the plan released Oct. 5. "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked."

We were curious about her claim that less than a percent of firearms dealers found to be noncompliant had their licenses revoked by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, the agency tasked with overseeing gun sales.

Clinton’s numbers are slightly off, but she’s right that it’s extremely rare for a noncompliant dealer to lose its license. Whether that means "bad actors" are getting away, however, remains up for debate.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/oct/08/hillary-clinton/less-percent-noncompliant-gun-dealers-get-their-li/

[OakCliffDem]

1. Drive by post with no comment

Thirty-eight percent of firearms dealers made some clerical error that put them in noncompliance with federal law, only 0.05% made a mistake worthy of having their licenses revoked.

[ileus]

2. This makes me sad.

[hack89]

3. So they should lose their license for some paperwork errors?

no business is perfect.