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Orchid Zero Tolerance Protection
In June 2021, the Biden administration announced a new, comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence and other violent crimes. Taking aim at “rogue gun dealers,” the plan would establish a zero tolerance...
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How to Protect Your FFL from Biden’s ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy [Webinar]
On July 29, 2022, Orchid VP of Regulatory Services and attorney at FFL Law, Phil Milks, led a webinar focused on the Biden administration’s 'zero tolerance' policy being utilized to revoke firearms licenses...
Integrated Point-of-Sale: The Center of Your Retail FFL
For a minute, think back to elementary school science – specifically, the solar system. At the center of the solar system is the sun, encircled by planets. In addition to providing light and heat needed to...
Multiple Sale Reports: Types, Trends & Compliance
In addition to regulating the manufacture, import, sale, and transfer of firearms, the ATF is also responsible for targeting, investigating, and recommending prosecution of those who participate in criminal...
ATF Processing eForms 4 in 100 Days
Earlier this year, we reported the first ATF eForm 4 applications filed since the ATF eForms system was updated were being approved in 90 days or less, with user-submitted data averaging under 60 days....
ATF Compliance Inspection Update: Q2 2022
Now past the halfway point of 2022, we find ourselves in the heat of summer. For some FFLs across the country, that may mean slower sales, but for the firearms industry’s regulatory agency, it’s business as...
Credit Card Industry Pushes Back Against Gun Store Merchant Code
According to documents recently obtained by CBS News, employees from major domestic and international credit card companies, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and JCB Co., pushed back...
Grow Firearm Retail Sales with Integrated POS & Ecommerce
According to recent data published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, first quarter 2022 ecommerce sales grew 6.7% from the first quarter of 2021, continuing the upward trend that saw online retail sales...
30 Most Cited ATF Inspection Violations
Between 2016–2020, ATF industry operations investigators (IOIs) conducted 48,445 compliance inspections of federal firearms licensees (FFLs), citing over 67.6 million violations. That’s according to the...