Publications ATF Compliance Consultants Webinars and Videos Seminars Don't Lie for the Other Guy

Meet the Team:

Wally Nelson

Wally is a retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director with 30+ years of ATF experience. As DAD, he directed all regulatory firearms programs including: The development and monitoring of firearms inspection programs, licensing, NFA, imports, tracing and regulations, as well as the firearms technology branch. He retired from ATF in October 2005. For the last 6 years, Wally has brought his expertise in firearms laws and regulations to firearms industry members as a private consultant. As a consultant he has conducted FFL site visits to review required records and sample firearms inventories. He has also, provided employee training, helped to develop compliance plans and assisted FFLs of all types and sizes with ATF compliance and licensing issues.

Nick Scouffas:

Nick joined the ATF in 1975 as an inspector in the Chicago Area Office where he performed inspections with an emphasis in the firearm arena. He was then promoted to Chief, Technical Services where he supervised the Firearms Licensing Section. Nick received a promotion to Chicago Area Supervisor where, among many of his duties, promoted the use of seminars both open and for individual stores and to assist licensees with their efforts to comply with federal and other laws and regulations. Nick retired from the ATF in December of 2011.

Fred Gerlach:

Fred joined the ATF in 1975 as a compliance inspector. He was promoted to supervisory ATF compliance inspector for 10 years where he supervised and monitored inspections. Fred received a promotion to work as the ATF representative to FBI/NICS until his retirement in 2011.

Harry McCabe:

Harry retired from ATF June 30, 2012, after more than 36 years of service. He began his career as an Inspector in Raleigh, NC; and he conducted numerous firearms and explosives inspections in both North and South Carolina until being transferred to Bureau Headquarters in 1983. During his career, Harry was Area Supervisor in Detroit and a branch chief in Headquarters. In 1998, he became Director, Industry Operations of the Nashville Field Division where, for 12 years he directed all of the firearms inspection activities in Tennessee and Alabama. During that 12-year period, Harry oversaw more than 5,000 firearms qualification and compliance inspections and conducted approximately 50 firearms industry educational seminars. In 2010, Harry became Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations where he was responsible for the entire firearms regulatory policy and inspection program nationwide.