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The practice of police selling firearms that have been obtained in gun buyback programs as well as those seized in criminal investigations has been met with controversy. In some jurisdictions these types of...

(Download above or read below) On August 29, 2013, Vice President Biden announced a new executive action, building on the comprehensive gun violence reduction plan he and the President laid out on January 16,...

(Download above or read below) The State of Colorado was the setting for two of the most notorious mass-shootings in US history: the Columbine massacre and the Aurora shooting. State lawmakers, stating that...

Dakota Arms has announced a whole new form of marketing that just might resonate with consumers.  Confused about the law?  We know where our silencers are legal, and by the way they are “cool.” In a...

ATF Form 4473 and the Prohibited Persons List Federal Firearms Licensees are expected to understand an enormous amount of legal information, not the least of which is how to properly complete and process ATF...

Now a case with a long procedural history is heading into a very interesting phase that might provide some insight into what happens when a state government affords broader rights to its citizens than might...

(Download above or Read below) During summer legislative recess, we’ve had a chance to catch up on some of the questions that burbled up last session. Heading the list of campfire conversations was whether...

The “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” was passed in 2005, and generally shields FFL manufacturers, dealers, and sellers of firearms or ammunition from civil liability with six exceptions.  The...

(Download or read below) Is it too early to be thinking about November 8, 2016?  Production might already be doing so.  Forecasting is likely already doing so.  And the design team is, well,...