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Educational Updates for FFLs
How Does the New Bump Fire Stock Classification Affect Pawn Brokers?
How Does the New Bump Fire Stock Classification Affect Bump Stock? * Repost from the National Pawnbroker - Spring 2019 Edition *By Philip D. Milks Most, if not all, of the firearms industry is aware that the...
Top 5 Things Every FFL Needs to Know About ATF Inspections
Top 5 Things Every FFL Needs to Know About ATF Inspections Year-after-year we spend time with Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) assisting them with various ATF inspection matters. Most of the time this...
Using Technology to Get the Most from Range Firearm Rental Programs
Using Technology to Get the Most from Range Firearm Rental Programs The addition of a firearm rental fleet by the retail and range operator is primarily done to increase sales. Using rental guns as a...
Top Three Criteria FFLs Use for Selecting ATF Compliant Bound Book Software
Top Three Criteria FFLs Use for Selecting ATF Compliant Bound Book Software For many in the firearms industry, the “bound book” is well known as the regulated record for tracking the lifecycle movement of a...
Firearm Retailers Improve Inventory Accuracy with Clean Data and Electronic Purchase Orders
Firearm Retailers Improve Inventory Accuracy with Clean Data and Electronic Purchase Orders At the core of the retail firearm operation are processes and systems that enable consumer access to inventories....
Online Range Management Modernizes Gun Stores and Shooting Ranges
Online Range Management Modernizes Gun Stores and Shooting Ranges The facility location is prime, the best local instructors have been employed, and the class schedule has been well thought out and promoted;...
Gun Stores Use e4473 Technology to Reduce Risk and Increase Efficiency
Gun Stores Use e4473 Technology to Reduce Risk and Increase Efficiency For FFL holders – large and small, alike – establishing and maintaining compliance in the ever-evolving environment of federal, state,...
Using Electronic Vendor Catalogs to Improve the Firearm Industry Supply Chain
Using Electronic Vendor Catalogs to Improve the Firearm Industry Supply Chain In the world of modern supply chain management, technology is driving manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to be more...
How Shooting Ranges Are Shaping the Shooting Sports Industry with Membership Program Technology
How Shooting Ranges Are Shaping the Shooting Sports Industry with Membership Program Technology Whether a manufacturer, distributor, or retail store, the addition of a...









