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The Size of the Firearms and Ammunition Industry in America
When we talk about firearms and ammunition manufacturing in America, it’s not as easy as one might think to get a complete picture. The data is delayed, it is either in aggregate or in pieces, and it doesn’t...
Notice of a Potential Executive Order by President Obama and What it Means for FFL Compliance
This afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden gave a press conference and said President Obama might use the Executive Order to institute his agenda into the gun control debate. Live video was recorded and...
7 Out of 10 Compliance Violations Occur on ATF Form 4473
7 Out of 10 Compliance Violations Occur on ATF Form 4473(Post updated December 2017) If you’re a federal firearms licensee (FFL), your odds of passing an ATF compliance inspection are only slightly better...
State? Federal? State & Federal? The Answer is All of the Above.
There is a very fancy word attorneys love to use because it doesn’t factor into plain English: “jurisdiction.” It simply means ‘under whose authority.’ If you are a firearms manufacturer, federal...
Federal Firearms License Revocation – A Process to be Avoided Through Compliance
If you are a federal firearms licensee (“FFL”), you would be wise to open on the same day every piece of communication from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”). Delay in...
Understanding the Legislative Hopper of Gun Control Legislation
What Congress does not advance as promised, the state of Illinois attempted to do. While United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA, D) had promised to deliver proposed legislation for an assault weapon...
NICS Surge in Background Checks Reported for 2012
Figures are out for 2012 background checks requested through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and the figures are a marked increase over 2011. For year-end December 31, 2012,...
From China to Poland and Brazil-The Lilly FCPA Enforcement Action- Part II (Repost by tfoxlaw)
Special thanks to Tom Fox of T Fox Law for the reference in his post, below. Clearly, Eli Lilly's FCPA matter is gaining solid attention amongst Compliance and Audit professionals (See below). In Parts II and...
The Obama Deadline for Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence
With a goal of a steady reduction in violence, President Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden and Members of his Cabinet to bring forward “concrete proposals” to curb gun violence no later than January....