HARTFORD, CT (October 20, 2021) – The shooting sports industry leader in FFL technology, payments and compliance services, Orchid LLC and co-host Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group are excited to...
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State & Federal Firearms Regulations: August–September 2021
Across the nation, the fight to defend the Second Amendment and protect FFLs never ends. While many state legislatures are now adjourned for the year, Orchid’s expert legal partners remain dedicated to...
ATF Publishes 2021 Firearms Commerce Report
Each year, the ATF publishes reports detailing firearms trends and statistics, providing valuable information to FFLs, government agencies and industry stakeholders. This data is then compiled in a...
Online Firearms Marketplaces Target of New Bill S. 2725
In September, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced a bill to close an alleged “cyber loophole” allowing prohibited people to purchase...
Orchid & NASGW SCOPE™ Launch Partnership with Free POS Offer
HARTFORD, CT (September 28, 2021) – The shooting sports industry leader in FFL technology, payments and compliance services, Orchid LLC is pleased to announce a partnership with the National Association of...
Orchid Launches POS & eCommerce for Retail FFLs
HARTFORD, CT (September 21, 2021) – The shooting sports industry leader in FFL technology, payments and compliance services, Orchid LLC is excited to announce the public launch of Orchid POS™ and Orchid...
White House to Withdraw David Chipman Nomination for ATF
Today, the White House reportedly announced they will withdraw David Chipman’s nomination as ATF director due to bipartisan backlash over his support of gun control. The news comes months after Chipman, a...
New U.S. Sanctions Restrict Import of Russian Firearms & Ammunition
In a new release, the U.S. Department of State and the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have announced new sanctions restricting the import of Russian firearms and ammunition. Citing the...
Commerce Department Changes to EAR Firearm & Ammunition Controls
Yesterday, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Final Rule of technical corrections to the March 2020 Export Control Reform, addressing firearms, ammunition, and related items moved to the...









