Firearms License Applications: Processing Improvements Made But Applicant Qualification Checks Limited
GGD-93-20BR
Published: Nov 02, 1992. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the efficiency with which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) processes firearms license applications, focusing on whether: (1) ATF met the 45-day statutory time requirement for approving license applications; and (2) the application review process could be made more efficient.
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