ATF to Host Virtual Training on Final Rule 2021R-05 for FFLs

ATF to Host Virtual Training on Final Rule 2021R-05 for FFLs

On April 11, 2022, the Attorney General signed ATF Final Rule 2021R-05F, ‘Definition of “Firearm Frame and Receiver” and Identification of Firearms.’ The Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2022 and becomes effective on August 24, 2022....
State & Federal Firearm Legislation: March–April 2022

State & Federal Firearm Legislation: March–April 2022

Around the country, state and federal legislatures were busy introducing and voting on the latest bills to end the first quarter of 2022. Among the pending legislation, firearms, gun owners and firearms businesses were a familiar target of both pro- and anti-gun...
How to Stay Competitive with ‘Smart Manufacturing’

How to Stay Competitive with ‘Smart Manufacturing’

As the saying goes, work smarter, not harder. Not just some cliché, 60% of manufacturers are now using a fully integrated solution or some components of smart manufacturing in their operations to do just that. That’s according to the 7th Annual State of Smart...
ATF Inspections 101: Who, What, When, Where & How

ATF Inspections 101: Who, What, When, Where & How

Pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), businesses engaged in the manufacturing, importing and dealing of firearms – known as federal firearms licenses (FFLs) – are subject to inspection, without warrant, of their premises and the examination of records and...
Why Upgrade Your Retail FFL Software This Summer

Why Upgrade Your Retail FFL Software This Summer

Summer is just around the corner, and for many, that means warm weather, vacations and fun activities under the sun. But for firearm dealers, it often signals cold sales, fewer customers and the dreaded start of the industry’s summer slump. While summer officially...