why does Academy want me to come in about my paperwork for a gun i bought months ago

[Guy]

i got a letter today from academy ,,they want me to come in and provide them with a certification date for the beretta i bought several months ago ...what the hell are they talking about ?

 

[RandomHero]

dont?

 

[itchin]

Certification date?

 

[Bithabus]

I would throw in trash

 

[Das Jared]

Tell them to fck off. If they fucked up in their books its on them

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[Barry Green]

When you fill out a 4473 form, you sign and date it on the top of page 2. I think the date section is actually labeled "certification date", as in, it's the date that you certified that everything on the form was correct.

Perhaps they are saying that when you filled out the 4473 you didn't date it?

 

[Acera]

Call the store manager and ask. Easy, find out the answers to your questions. If you like their answer, go in and do what they ask, if you don't tell them and not to bother you anymore about it.

 

[Shorts]

Someone screwed up the paperwork. Probably left something off and just found it looking over their book keeping in an audit or random check.

I don't know what the law is on something like that as to what you are legally required to do. It sounds like you'd be doing them a favor if you took time out to help them figure out when you bought that firearm.

Here's a pdf of the 4473: http://www.atf.gov/files/forms/download/atf-f-4473-1.pdf
Notice the fine print on the second page. Read through that and see if it clues you in on what you should do.

 

[Driller]

Re: academy

The ATF audits all FFL dealers all the time or an internal audit caught a mistake. Not your problem either way. Call and ask them whats up to see how much bs they tell you then tell them how much it is going to cost you in fuel and time off work for their mistake. Might score some ammo.

Driller

 

[ROGER4314]

I bought a vehicle and the Credit Union mistakenly sent the clean title back to me. It was obviously a mistake but I did nothing wrong. The credit union lady called me and demanded that I bring the title to her immediately. I told her I would return the document but that I was busy and it would take a day or two before I could bring it to her......22 mile round trip. I was working 80+ hours per week and that's all I could do.

She got snotty and said that she would kill the title and apply for a new one. I got rude. I gave her two choices: If she needed it right this minute, then get your ass in the car and come get it. If she would wait a day or two, I would bring it to her. She chose the latter and that's exactly what I did.

I'll try to help a vendor and have even returned to a store to fix a problem on a 4473. If they get ugly about it, I'll slam their dxck in the door!

I'd call them and see what kind of attitude they have. If it's ugly, tell them to F off.

Flash

 

[txinvestigator]

The store made a mistake. Golden rule and all that, what would you want done if the mistake was on your part and you needed help fixing it?

 

[rushthezeppelin]

The store made a mistake. Golden rule and all that, what would you want done if the mistake was on your part and you needed help fixing it?

I would go this route, even if they are asshats I always enjoy killing people with kindness.

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[mitchntx]

Got the call from my LGS a while back.

SN and Name on the paperwork didn't match on two 4473s. My name was on another customer's gun paperwork and vice-versa.
It was a simple fix, but they had to verify it.

 

[dvmpiper]

The store made a mistake. Golden rule and all that, what would you want done if the mistake was on your part and you needed help fixing it?

^^This. There are enough assholes in the world already. It bothers me when folks are shitty, just because they can be. Call em and see what it's about and deal with it accordingly. Rack up the good karma points!

 

[inceptor]

The store made a mistake. Golden rule and all that, what would you want done if the mistake was on your part and you needed help fixing it?

+1

 

[Driller]

Re Academy

From what I have heard and seen, those ATF inspectors can be real butts. There is no room for errors. Academy knows this. My neighbor who is an FFL dealer was leaving one night to take his wife out for their anniversary dinner when guess who drives up for a spot inspection.....yep ATF, and he could care less about some date a decent man and woman were about to go on.

Driller

 

[txinvestigator]

Not sure I buy the "spot inspection in the evening" story.

I believe you were TOLD that, but......

 

[Vaquero]

Not sure I buy the "spot inspection in the evening" story.

I believe you were TOLD that, but......

Sigh.

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

The store made a mistake. Golden rule and all that, what would you want done if the mistake was on your part and you needed help fixing it?

X2.

No point in being a dick for no reason. Especially when it sounds like this is a relatively easy thing for you to help them with.

 

[V-Tach]

Occasionally we will miss something on a 4473. You would be absolutely amazed at what the BATFE considers a write up. It doesn't take many for them to get nasty about it either. No, no skin off your back, but if you were in their shoes, you would want someone to come back and correct a paperwork error...

Do what you would want done if it were you....as others have said.

BATFE requires Academy try......We have sent a certified letter to a former customer because he ignored our requests. He still ignored that one too...but at least we had proof of trying to correct it.......

jmho.....