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Download How are Firearm Dealers Impacted by Supreme Court Straw Purchase Ruling?On June 16, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Abramski vs. U.S., emphasizing that an FFL is forbidden...

Download Navigating Tricky Waters Why can’t the law be more like mechanical device, such as a car or a gun?  You know, simply made of tangible, interlocking parts that can easily be taken apart and put...

With temperatures climbing, even here in the northeast, we’re headed out to the range in droves.  Biathletes may boast a year-round range practice schedule and hunters may turn tree-sitting into an X...

Download or Read Below Are you tired of hearing about the great “inspector” coming to look at your “gadgets?" Well, that’s par for the course if you are a firearm manufacturer, dealer and distributor....

  FFLs - Spend Time with ATF Form 4473  There are 75 fields on the ATF Form 4473. Whether you are a storefront FFL dealer or a nationwide chain, 75 fields per Form 4473 need to be properly completed with...

With so much chatter on the Internet about frames and receivers, we thought a review of ATF marking requirements might be in order.  First off, serial numbers and other required information must be...

It’s Friday morning and the weather has been sufficiently fine across the country. Many of you are likely half way out the door for the weekend.  But, hang on for just a minute and let’s talk cold turkey...

Download NSSF Endorses Orchid Advisors As Firearms Industry Compliance Firm Hartford, CT (May 27, 2014) -- Orchid Advisors, the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry,...

Download At the Corner of the Constitution and Capitalism From widgets to 1,000-yard rated firearms, customers vote with their wallet.  The cash register “ka-chings,” the customer smiles, and you think...