Orchid Blog

On February 24, 2017, we launched a ten-part series dedicated to improving the financial performance of your firearms business. This week, we’ll take the first step in analyzing your Profit & Loss...

What is the ATF NFA NFRTR and How Does It Impact My Federal Firearms License? According to 26 U.S.C § 5841, the NFRTR is: “the central registry of all NFA firearms in the U.S. which are not in the possession...

Over 2.5 Hours Dedicated to NFA Regulation and 1.5 Hours to ATF Inspections Due to an overwhelming demand from last year’s participants, the 2017 FICC will host a multi-hour workshop with the ATF’s Alphonso...

Lost or stolen firearms can impact compliance risk, insurance premiums, customer flow and public safety. Today we’re taking a journey into retail FFL security and providing you with information to understand...

ECR means that the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) will no longer regulate sporting firearm and ammunition exports. The new regulations will be the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)...

Part 1 - Self Assessment (Strategy & Operations) Orchid Advisors' Practice Areas: At the most basic level, like all for-profit organizations, firearm manufacturers, distributors and dealers exist to make...

On January 9, 2017 House Representatives Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and John Carter (R-TX) and Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act (“HPA”),...

On January 23, ATF will deploy FFLAlert to inform Type 01 and Type 02 licensees of a robbery or burglary in their area. The alerts will be sent to business telephones between 9am and 5pm (all time zones), 7...