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Last month we commenced a multi-part series on the ten reasons that gun store owners are migrating to modern Point-of-Sale software. Today, we’ll lead off the series with...

Firearm manufacturing FFLs are notably on the rise driven by consumer demand and the number of new boutique manufacturers and hobbyists seeking to obtain a license to...

Firearms are manufactured under the authority of an ATF-issued Type 07 or Type 10 license. That license defines the permissible activities that are regulated by ATF and...

How will Democratic Control Impact Gun Store Merchant Credit? Although some continue to debate the outcome, the Presidential election process has been completed and all...

Top 10 Reasons to Purchase Retail Gun Store Software  Retail FFL owners are adopting software applications at a rate that will increase through 2021 and well beyond. The...

ATF Compliance Inspections for Retail FFLs - What You Need to Know A Federal Firearms License (or FFL) is required to engage in the business of “dealing firearms.”...

Thomas Blanchard - Gunstock Duplicating Lathe Inventor Thomas Blanchard’s life as an inventor focused not on creating new things altogether but on making existing things...

Three Hot Technology Trends in Retail Retail technology has been evolving since the invention of the cash register in 1883. Most innovations over the last 100 years were...

Is Your Gun Store Black Friday Ready? While many industries are reeling from the effects of Covid-19, the firearms industry has been booming! The NSSF recently reported...