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Transocean Settlement – The Public Face of Compliance Violations
Lost in a sea of hot politics over firearms and ammunition was the multi-billion dollar settlement reached by Transocean with the Department of Justice on January 3, 2013. Named corporations of the...
“Now Is the Time” Presidential Action Impacting the Firearms Industry
On January 16, 2013, President Obama issued a number of documents under the banner of “Now Is The Time". Many initiatives were outlined in the 15-page lead document plus various accompanying texts for...
Senator Feinstein’s Bill versus New York Laws
On January 24, United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA, D) introduced a Bill titled “Assault Weapons Ban of 2013,” which would ban specified firearms and ammunition. The summary of the Bill provided...
Orchid Advisors at Shot Show Answering to NY Gun laws
The New York statutory environment changed on January 15th, and it changed quickly. We awoke at 5am to news the NY Senate passed S.2230 late the night before. And by the time we touched down in...
“We Must Pass the Toughest Assault Weapons Ban in the Country,” Says Cuomo
On January 9, 2013, all eyes were on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he delivered his “State-of-the-State” address, including a few moments when he outlined his agenda for a new gun policy, which includes...
The Size of the Firearms and Ammunition Industry in America
When we talk about firearms and ammunition manufacturing in America, it’s not as easy as one might think to get a complete picture. The data is delayed, it is either in aggregate or in pieces, and it doesn’t...
Notice of a Potential Executive Order by President Obama and What it Means for FFL Compliance
This afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden gave a press conference and said President Obama might use the Executive Order to institute his agenda into the gun control debate. Live video was recorded and...
7 Out of 10 Compliance Violations Occur on ATF Form 4473
7 Out of 10 Compliance Violations Occur on ATF Form 4473(Post updated December 2017) If you’re a federal firearms licensee (FFL), your odds of passing an ATF compliance inspection are only slightly better...
State? Federal? State & Federal? The Answer is All of the Above.
There is a very fancy word attorneys love to use because it doesn’t factor into plain English: “jurisdiction.” It simply means ‘under whose authority.’ If you are a firearms manufacturer, federal...