Orchid Blog

On July 10, 2013, the Attorney General of Colorado issued an “Additional Technical Guidance” letter.  The first, related guidance was issued on May 16, 2013.  Both documents relate specifically to...

(Download or read below) How well do you think you know the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)?  Turns out, there’s a lot to know about our federal background check system,...

Are you thinking about or already engaged in manufacturing NFA firearms?  If so, you’ll want to be sure that you keep by your side a copy of ATF publication 5320.8, Chapter 7.  This publication is...

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a July 9, 2013 decision that makes it the third case in three years that fees can be imposed by governments on handgun licenses to defray administrative...

(Download above or read below) “When it comes to compliance, there is no one-size fits all.”  So says the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in their “Resource Guide to the...

It’s summer and it’s hot.  So, to make up for any complaints about our recommended summer reading, we thought we’d ask you to join us on a treasure hunt for an historic IRS document. IRS? Glad you asked....

Are you familiar with ATF “Rulings?”  These are documents issued by the ATF, typically in response to questions from FFLs, which interpret and modify the implementing regulations associated, for example,...

Marking of firearms can be split into two categories:  those FFLs that manufacture a firearm from start to finish and those FFLs that manufacture firearms with parts from third party vendors. Let’s use...

(Download or read below) A recent newspaper article on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act included a phrase used by a company employee who referred to “the moral ambiguities of doing business abroad.” Here is...