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As July 1, 2026 approaches, three states illustrate how differently new firearm restrictions can play out. Two new laws are about to take effect; a third has just been stopped at the courthouse...
Yesterday the Rhode Island Governor signed a bill into law that requires shooting ranges to post new signage immediately. H 8069 Substitute A enacts new section 11-47-60.5 of the Rhode Island...
The ATF just made your day. ATF is killing one of the most hated chores in the FFL world: hunting down a certified paper or PDF copy of the receiving FFL's license before every transfer. It's gone,...
On May 26, 2026, the governors of Maryland and Connecticut signed parallel pieces of legislation aimed at prohibiting the sales of "machine gun convertible pistols" — semiautomatic handguns that can...
The ATF publishes its Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER), documenting data for all firearms produced or exported by manufacturers during the previous calendar year. This...
On Thursday, May 14, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) signed companion bills HB 217 and SB 749 into law which prohibits the sale, manufacture, import, purchase, or transfer of an “Assault...
34 new proposals signed in a single day. Dubbed the most comprehensive firearm regulatory reform in modern history. Today, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and newly confirmed ATF Director...
Reminder for California FFLs! Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 1078, beginning April 1, 2026 FFLs are limited to transferring three firearms to a purchaser in any given 30 day period. ...
Hartford, CT — February 4, 2026 – Orchid, the firearms industry’s leading provider of FFL technology, compliance, payments, and education, today announced it will exhibit at the 2026 NBS Spring...
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