Looking for some suggestions, Here is the backstory.
Purchased a suppressor from my local dealer at the beggining of the fall. I've used this dealer multiple times, with never a hiccup. They were part of Silenershops network, had the electronic fingerprint machine, etc. I was pretty busy around that time and traveling a good bit so it took about a month to get together to start on the Form 4. Well they advised they were having some issues with the ATF and submittals ,which seemed totally plausible, so I let it slide for a bit, wasn't in a hurry. Another month or so went by and still no form 4, so I started asking questions and they pretty much went quiet. I finally got in contact with them and the one employee advised the company owners were having a legal dispute, but it would be sorted out in short order. I sensed it wasn't good, so I started asking for a refund, Refund never came. I tried to get the item transferred to another dealer, but that didn't work either. He (the employee) started telling me some more info about what was going on, and it didn't pass the smell test. I think the employee is honest, but being fed a line of horseshit by the one owner, with whom he is friends with. Did some digging and looks like one of the LLC members took the other one to court over "misappropriation" of company assets. There is a fairly sizeable amount of money at stake, so something definitely happened.
At this point I have spoken with both sides. One is not local, and that appears to be the one that is going to come out on top. He "says" they will honor all refunds to customers who purchased NFA items and never received them. We will see, I'm not holding my breath. I honestly can't say which member is a crook, but at least one of them is. I'm assuming my money is probably gone, but whatever at this point. It wasn't a super expensive can.
Thru a little bit of digging sounds like both parties are trying to set up other FFLs
Anyone have any luck getting in touch with the ATF and filing some type of complaint? I'd hate to see these guys independently start new companies, and defraud more customers. The one is out of my state, and the other is soon to be (i've heard he is moving to texas), so options are pretty limited locally. I am going to give the one guy a chance to rectify the situation, as I just recently got in contact with him and he deserves a chance to make it right. Its wholly possibly he is the one that got screwed in the deal by the other partner.
Any Suggestions??
Purchased a suppressor from my local dealer at the beggining of the fall. I've used this dealer multiple times, with never a hiccup. They were part of Silenershops network, had the electronic fingerprint machine, etc. I was pretty busy around that time and traveling a good bit so it took about a month to get together to start on the Form 4. Well they advised they were having some issues with the ATF and submittals ,which seemed totally plausible, so I let it slide for a bit, wasn't in a hurry. Another month or so went by and still no form 4, so I started asking questions and they pretty much went quiet. I finally got in contact with them and the one employee advised the company owners were having a legal dispute, but it would be sorted out in short order. I sensed it wasn't good, so I started asking for a refund, Refund never came. I tried to get the item transferred to another dealer, but that didn't work either. He (the employee) started telling me some more info about what was going on, and it didn't pass the smell test. I think the employee is honest, but being fed a line of horseshit by the one owner, with whom he is friends with. Did some digging and looks like one of the LLC members took the other one to court over "misappropriation" of company assets. There is a fairly sizeable amount of money at stake, so something definitely happened.
At this point I have spoken with both sides. One is not local, and that appears to be the one that is going to come out on top. He "says" they will honor all refunds to customers who purchased NFA items and never received them. We will see, I'm not holding my breath. I honestly can't say which member is a crook, but at least one of them is. I'm assuming my money is probably gone, but whatever at this point. It wasn't a super expensive can.
Thru a little bit of digging sounds like both parties are trying to set up other FFLs
Anyone have any luck getting in touch with the ATF and filing some type of complaint? I'd hate to see these guys independently start new companies, and defraud more customers. The one is out of my state, and the other is soon to be (i've heard he is moving to texas), so options are pretty limited locally. I am going to give the one guy a chance to rectify the situation, as I just recently got in contact with him and he deserves a chance to make it right. Its wholly possibly he is the one that got screwed in the deal by the other partner.
Any Suggestions??
