Yep....just as I thought, never been through an audit.

The point I was making, which you completely missed, is that the goal of an FFL holder is to not rock the boat. The auditor may or not feel like hearing your story. If they are in a bad mood, they write you for the violation and you have to prove you were in compliance. Time and energy I do not have to waste. When you import as shipment of guns you submit a form 6 and then a 6A to confirm what was in the shipment. The last thing I need is to have a bunch of imports crossed out and say they were actually antiques. Then what? maybe send the ATF a note telling them not to worry about logging in half the shipment, really just antiques you see. THAT will raise a bunch of questions. Questions you do not need or want.Likely a bunch more paperwork too.

You can call the local ATF office and ask someone to give you an interpretation of an issue as they see it. That does not mean your inspection will been done by the same IOI officer or that the one who does your inspection will see things the same way. You are most likely technically correct in that an antque can be edited in the book with a simple cross out. You may also want some proof to back your antique claim especially if and when dealing with small obscure makers in a situation where a serial number alone is not proof. Why would I or any other FFL holder want that kind of headache? We do not and that is my point.

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