Orchid Blog

(Download) This is the first segment in the ongoing Orchid series… “I know the regulations, now what?”  Executive Considerations The firearms industry has been active with acquisitions, divestitures,...

At What Point Does One Become a Firearm Manufacturer Ask any attorney and they’ll tell you that sometimes there isn’t a bright line, there’s just a common sense reading of the law. So we thought we might...

  What do you get when you mix an inventor of jet fighter heads up display technology with computer lab engineers with sniper mentality? The Mensa of firearms was unveiled by TrackingPoint, setting off a...

Many organizations spend between 30% and 60% of their revenues procuring third party goods and services. This expenditure represents a significant opportunity and risk. Risks include the loss of cash...

How Does ITAR Apply to My FFL? (I don't even export firearms) Did you know that firearms manufacturers, component suppliers and even engineering firms may need to register as a manufacturer with the U.S....

When Overseas Junkets Involve the FCPA As you meander down the length of a beach in these waning summer days, don’t daydream yourself into foreign market sales without suntan lotion and a copy of the Foreign...

How many of you are dutifully trying to get your children to finally connect with their summer homework or perhaps write a college admissions essay?  Let’s borrow from a technique called “parallel play”...

From massive Industry Trade Shows to your local fairground Gun & Knife Show, people love to walk the aisles of a Gun Show.  Amidst all of the products, both the latest models and the oldest...

What’s in a $10 Million Compliance Mandate? When the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political Military Affairs asks whether you agree to the terms of the proposed “Consent Agreement,” including that 50%...