FFL Dealer News: NICS Alerts, Suppressors, Ghost Guns
The FBI confirmed NICS monitoring, ATF wrote a new alert policy, and the DOJ let the suppressor ruling stand. What changed, and what it means at the counter.
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DOJ Says It Told Congress It Will Not Appeal Texas Ruling That Struck Down NFA Registration for Suppressors, SBRs and Short-Barreled Shotguns
DOJ says it told Congress it will not appeal the Texas ruling that struck NFA registration for suppressors and SBRs. ATF guidance is pending. Read the original story: DOJ Says It Told Congress It Will Not Appeal Texas Ruling That Struck Down NFA Registration for Suppressors, SBRs and Short-Barrel...
Not Seeking ‘Revenge,’ DOJ Lets Current Over the Counter Suppressor Sales Go Unchallenged
As expected, the federal government has declined to challenge over-the-counter suppressor purchases. The ATF is promising to clarify what’s legal and what’s not this week The post Not Seeking ‘Revenge,’ DOJ Lets Current Over the Counter Suppressor Sales Go Unchallenged appeared first ...
FFL Direct: ATF's Trace API and the Registry Fight
ATF pitched an opt-in API that answers trace requests straight from a dealer's recordkeeping system, while Congress asked the White House to dismantle a 1.4 billion-record database. Here is what that collision means for your shop, your vendor, and your counter staff.
The NFA Ruling Is Final: October Market Report for FFL Dealers
DOJ's decision not to appeal the NFA suppressor ruling makes deregulation permanent. Here is what the market data says about demand, margin, and what FFL dealers should do this quarter.
Airguns as Firearms: What Garrett's Law Means for FFLs
A new federal bill would classify high-velocity airguns as firearms, with an 850-day runway if it passes. The dealer read: inventory audit, margin math, and the airgun transfer opportunity.
Fifth Circuit Rules Interstate Handgun Purchase Ban Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit ruled federal restrictions on interstate handgun purchases unconstitutional, but the decision doesn't immediately change how gun sales work.
FFL Direct: ATF Built a Real-Time Tap on Gun-Buyer Records
ATF calls FFL Direct a convenience for gun dealers. The program automates serial-number trace responses that can send purchaser information to Washington while the bound book stays with the dealer. Congress must confront the backdoor registry infrastructure before an anti-gun administration explo...
Straw Purchase Rule Change: What FFL Dealers Must Know
A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.
ATF Confirms to Congress It Holds 1,414,088,513 Firearm Transaction Records, 92 Percent of Them Digitized
ATF tells Congress it holds 1,414,088,513 pages of out-of-business gun dealer records, 92 percent digitized. GOA calls it an illegal registry. Read the original story: ATF Confirms to Congress It Holds 1,414,088,513 Firearm Transaction Records, 92 Percent of Them Digitized