Orchid Blog
Educational Updates for FFLs
Do you know what Export Control Reform (ECR) is?
ECR means that the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) will no longer regulate sporting firearm and ammunition exports. The new regulations will be the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)...
How Can I Improve the Financial Performance of my Firearms Business?
Part 1 - Self Assessment (Strategy & Operations) Orchid Advisors' Practice Areas: At the most basic level, like all for-profit organizations, firearm manufacturers, distributors and dealers exist to make...
How Are Suppressors Impacted by The Hearing Protection Act?
On January 9, 2017 House Representatives Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and John Carter (R-TX) and Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act (“HPA”),...
How Does Trump Affect Marijuana, Firearms and the ATF Form 4473?
How Does Trump Affect Marijuana, Firearms and the ATF Form 4473? On January 20, 2017, President Trump was sworn into office. Amongst many ambitious plans to “Make America Great Again” there is still some...
ATF Launches Firearm Robbery fflAlert System and Loss Prevention Guidance
On January 23, ATF will deploy FFLAlert to inform Type 01 and Type 02 licensees of a robbery or burglary in their area. The alerts will be sent to business telephones between 9am and 5pm (all time zones), 7...
Important Notice to Dealers and Other Participants at Gun Shows
On Monday, October 31st, 2016, The ATF released the following notice and downloadable pamphlet: "This notice applies to activities permitted at qualifying gun shows, as defined in Title 27 of the Code of...
How To Go International With These 3 ITAR Export Licenses
The frontier of U.S. firearms and ammunition manufacturing lies abroad. Some manufacturers don’t want to take operations outside the United States due to concerns about quality control, logistics and other...
Five Ways You Can Inadvertently Expose Your Firearm Technical Data to Foreign Persons
Under the ITAR, technical data includes any information “required for the design, development, production, manufacture, assembly, operation, repair, testing, maintenance or modification” of a firearm and most...
Who Needs to Know About the ITAR In Your Firearm Company?
Compliance with the ITAR is a challenge for companies in the firearms and ammunition business because its rules are not intuitive. The best way to know how to comply with the ITAR is to be trained in its...