Well, isn't that special! Can't say I'm surprised, as gov't agencies are generally incompetent by default, but the potential consequences of this kind of ineptitude are pretty serious. Seems to me the best remedy is to repeal the NFA.

What does this all mean? It calls into question and casts reasonable doubt on every conviction of NFA violations based on the supposed unquestionable accuracy of the NFRTR. Every time they claimed there was no or incorrect records on file for an NFA weapon, and thus sent someone away to prison, there is now evidence in the ATF's own analysis and summary that they very well were wrong.