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Educational Updates for FFLs
How to Prepare Your FFL for a Natural Disaster
From tornadoes and hurricanes to fires and blizzards, natural disasters are a threat to property and life across the country. Helpless against Mother Nature, natural disasters can be frightening for business...
All 50 States Ranked by Number of FFLs
To operate in the firearms industry, you first need a Federal Firearms License (FFL). There are nine different types of FFLs falling under four general categories – retailers, manufacturers, importers and...
How to Legally Transport Firearms to Trade Shows
It’s almost that time of year again – trade show season. Kicking off the season are the rescheduled NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, followed by the NASGW Expo, the SHOT Show and a dozen other industry and...
ATF eForm Considerations for Manufacturers of NFA Firearms
Originally enacted in 1934, the National Firearms Act (NFA) imposed a tax on the making and transfer of specific firearms, such as machine guns, silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, as well as a...
How Retail FFLs Can Limit NICS Violations During an ATF Inspection
In 2020, the ATF conducted more than 5,800 firearm compliance inspections of federal firearms licensees (FFL) with 43% recording violations. While down from 2019, fewer than two times as may FFLs were...
Credit Card Processing Devices for Retail FFLs Explained
For retail businesses selling products and services, payment is generally collected in one of four forms – cash, checks, prepaid/gift cards and debit/credit cards. Cash, of course, is the oldest form of...
How FFLs Can Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month
Started in 2017, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) established August as National Shooting Sports Month to celebrate recreational shooting and drive sales for local firearm businesses during the...
Retail FFLs Can Integrate In-Store and Online Sales
Understanding Omni-Channel Retail gun stores seeking to maximize sales have deployed a marketing strategy referred to as “omni-channel”. The term is now generically used to describe a seamlessly integrated...
How Retail FFLs Benefit from Digital Storage of ATF Form 4473
Owning and operating a Retail FFL can be a fantastic business, but like any other business, retail FFL ownership comes with its ups and downs and notable headaches. In addition to managing the ebb and flow of...