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As a firearms dealer, you never know who may walk through your doors. After all, guns are purchased by people of all ages, genders, races, ethnicities, and political backgrounds. However, that...
HARTFORD, CT (August 17, 2022) – The shooting sports industry leader in FFL technology, payment processing, and compliance services, Orchid LLC is proud to announce that its latest release of Orchid...
When President Joe Biden announced a comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence last year, the administration identified the flow of firearms used to commit crime as the root cause. To reduce...
Orchid is proud to announce a new customer, Northeastern Firearms. One of the largest firearm dealers in Maine, Northeastern Firearms is dedicated to offering “Superior Firearms with Superior...
Last week, the ATF announced the highly-anticipated release of its new eForms NFA Inventory feature. Qualified NFA dealers, manufacturers and importers can readily view and extract their active...
Each year, the ATF publishes a list of the top 10 most frequently cited inspection violations. Like a compliance cheat sheet, the list serves as a reminder to FFLs what not to do. However, while you...
The target of the Biden administration’s new zero tolerance policy, “willful” violations put public safety as risk and are grounds for FFL revocation, but “willful” has never carried a clear...
Operating a firearms business means handling and keeping track of serialized inventory. Every day, tens of thousands of firearms are manufactured, shipped, acquired, sold, transferred, and taken in...
Zero tolerance is defined as a policy giving the most severe punishment possible to every person who commits a crime or breaks a rule or law. Under the Biden administration’s policy targeting “rogue...
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