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On June 9th, 2014, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released the aggregate firearms trace data for all states and territories over the 2013 calendar year. The report includes more...

Orchid Advisors Launches First Online Firearms Compliance Training Program Hartford, CT (June 2, 2014) -- Orchid Advisors, the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry, announces the...

Orchid Advisors, the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry, announces its Call for Speakers for the first compliance conference for all Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs)....

ATF Announces NEW Form Application for Alternate Means of Identification of Firearm(s) (Marking Variances) To assist manufacturers and importers with the processing of marking variance requests, the ATF has...

Download or Read Below ATF Releases International Firearms Trace Data for 2013 On 4/22/14, ATF released its 2013 trace statistics for firearms that were recovered outside of the U.S. and subsequently traced...

Download or Read Below Firearms Industry Supply Chain Conference Orchid Advisors, the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry, announces the first collaborative supply chain conference...

Download or Read Below ATF Letter on eForms Processing On April 16, 2014 the ATF issued a letter on its eForms progress. The letter details the significant increase in transaction volume arising from consumer...

On December 17, 2013, the ATF issued Ruling 2013-5 to respond to inquiries from FFLs about maintaining acquisition and disposition records in electronic form, as opposed to paper form. It also put out a...

Download or Read Below ATF Application and Form Processing Times Last week, the ATF released a chart of expected processing times for common forms and applications. Detail can be found in the following...