Fiscal Year 2017 Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) and Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Inspections

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

• ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms.
• Compliance inspections are conducted by ATF Industry Operation Investigators (IOIs).
• There are 800+ field IOIs nationwide.
• There were 137,700+ Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs) in 2017.

Inspection Facts for 2017

• ATF conducted 11,009 Compliance Inspection in Fiscal Year 2017.
• 5,033 inspections had no violations.
• 1,682 inspections had a report of violations.
• 1,354 inspections received a warning letter.
• 472 inspections received a warning conference.
• 40 inspections resulted in license revocations being sought.
• ATF conducted 11,042 firearms application inspections.

Industry Operations Investigators also conduct compliance inspections of Federal Explosives Licensees (FELs)

• In fiscal year 2017, ATF conducted 3,973 explosive compliance inspections.
• 868 explosive application inspections conducted.