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· 4/2/1981

Simon Perri, Jr., D/B/A Perri Jewelers v. Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Citations

  • 637 F.2d 1332

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that when a licensee was able to explain his compliance obligations but violated them nonetheless, his violation could be found willful
  • noting that sales to a government agent may be exempted if there was a statement from the applicable agency “that the firearm would be used for official business”
  • noting that a willful violation of the GCA “is established when a dealer understands the requirements of the law, but knowingly fails to follow them or was indifferent to them.”
  • arguing “sales to the undercover agents fall within the exemption”
  • “Those were not the facts here.”

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Judges: Boochever, Goldberg, Wright

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