NEWTOWN, Conn.— The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry’s trade association, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Orchid Advisors, Epicor Software Corporation and...
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Nitrocellulose Update – Addendum to August 31 Newsletter & ATF launches Reportit® App
Nitrocellulose Update - Addendum to August 31 Newsletter ATF’s June 2016 Explosives Industry Newsletter included a brief discussion of Nitrocellulose, and attempted to clarify the circumstances under which...
Orchid Advisors and The Ashcroft Law Firm Announce Firearms Industry Strategic Advisory Service
(Hartford, CT, April 27, 2016) — Orchid Advisors, the Firearm Industry’s Trusted Compliance and Operations Experts, and former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),...
DDTC Posts Revised Agreement Guidelines
If you prepare Technical Assistance Agreements (TAAs), Manufacturing License Agreements (MLAs) or Warehouse and Distribution Agreements (WDAs), you know that DDTC’s Guidelines for Preparing Agreements are a...
5 Reasons Why You Should Be At Firearms Industry Compliance Conference 2016
The third annual Firearms Industry Compliance Conference (FICC) is coming up—will you be there? FICC focuses on collaborative discussion among legal, compliance, operations, and technology personnel and...
Final Rule in Effect: Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition – Reporting Theft or Loss of Firearms in Transit
The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) concerning the statutory reporting requirement for firearms that have been stolen or...
Headquarters: ATF Releases Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report
Today the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released the Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) which contains the latest numbers available for the amount of firearms...
National Task Force Advisory Regarding Exploding Targets
“Exploding Targets (ETs) are a combination of non-explosive chemicals sold in a pre-packed form that, when throroughly mixed, form a high explosive for use in shooting sports. ETs are designed to explode when...
Orchid Advisors and NSSF Announce Platinum Sponsor Epicor and ATF Program Sessions At 2015 Firearms Compliance Conference
Hartford, CT, APRIL 7, 2015 — Orchid Advisors, the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry, and NSSF, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry announces keynote...