Metropolitan Police Department FFL Issued For Political Reasons

By John Crump

WASHINGTON, DC –-(Ammoland.com)- The Washington DC. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) became the only Federal Firearms License holder (FFL) in DC once Leon Spears retired. It is almost impossible for an individual to get an FFL in the District. They sought the FFL to avoid a situation where there are no operating FFLs in DC, which would open the federal enclave up to a lawsuit. The MPD will be doing transfers for a cost of $125 per firearm.

AmmoLand’s inside sources at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) confirmed the Bureau issued the MPD their FFL on April 2nd, 2020. It appears that the ATF gave the MPD special treatment. Typically, an industry operations investigator (IOI) reviews an application for an FFL, which ultimately is approved by the Director of Industry Operations for the particular ATF division. There are currently 25 ATF divisions around the country.

The decision to approve the MPD’s application did not come from the Director of Industry Operations for the region. The highest level of ATF leadership approved the MPD’s FFL. The move is highly unusual. People aware of the level of …Read the Rest

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