Firearms Attorney, Best-Selling Author & Founder of RocketFFL
Ryan Cleckner is a firearms attorney, best-selling author, and founder of RocketFFL, where he has helped more than 20,000 students learn how to get an FFL and operate a firearms business.
Ryan's firearms-industry experience includes serving as a Vice President for Remington Outdoor Company and as Federal Government Relations Manager for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). As an attorney, he has represented hundreds of FFLs in firearms-related legal and ATF compliance matters.
Ryan has taught Constitutional Law at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, testified before Congress on firearms law and ATF-related issues, and regularly appears in national media as a firearms legal expert.
Before becoming an attorney, Ryan served as a special operations sniper in the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion, including two deployments to Afghanistan. He is the best-selling author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook, which has sold more than 250,000 copies, as well as Advanced Long Range Shooting and other firearms books.
Through RocketFFL, Ryan focuses on making complicated firearms laws, ATF requirements, and compliance topics easier to understand.
No, simply adding more gun laws will not prevent more violence. In fact, our current laws don't even prevent violence. That doesn't mean that we need more/better laws. Instead, more restrictions will only make more victims. In this article, we're going to cover:...
Today, the ATF released an overview of the inspection process for FFLs who are also Department of Defense Contractors. You can view/download the ATF Inspection Process for DOD Contractors, or read it in full below. NOTE: This process is similar to, but different from,...
Are you looking to become a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder in Nebraska? With the increasingly tightened gun laws in our nation, a growing population is looking to become gun owners within the Nebraska gun and FFL holder laws. As an FFL holder, you are allowed...
With the recent horrible shooting event in Las Vegas, Nevada, where 59 people were murdered and hundreds more were injured, the question about whether the shooter actually used a full-automatic machine gun has been popular. I may have inadvertently started this...
A Federal Firearms License (FFL) allows you to operate in the business of selling firearms and firearms accessories. This includes handguns, long guns, ammo, and other NFA items (such as suppressors, short-barrel rifles, machine guns, etc.). Fortunately, many states...
As I mentioned in our article on reduced NFA wait times, NFATracker is an awesome resource for our community. These guys collect and display various ATF paperwork approval and NFA transfer information. I'm including some information from their website here, but you...
Increasing firearm regulations in some states, along with nationwide ammunition shortages, have contributed to a growing interest in becoming Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. Many people become FFL dealers, in addition to carrying their concealed pistol...
In many states, opening your own gun shop can be a straightforward process. The first and most important step, regardless of where you live, is obtaining your Federal Firearms License (FFL). As an FFL dealer, you can legally sell handguns, long guns, ammo, and other...
A growing number of gun owners across the nation want to serve their communities as Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. These FFL holders are allowed by federal law and local ordinances to handle the selling and distribution of firearms and ammo as gun dealers. To...
Across the country, more people are choosing to serve their communities by becoming Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. An FFL allows you to legally engage in the business of selling and transferring firearms and ammunition, providing a valuable service to...
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Q: What does HR 7115 mean? A: HR 7115 is effectively a prohibition on the advertisement for “80% receivers” and AR parts, a requirement that homemade guns be serialized with FFL-assigned serial numbers, and it re-defines certain products as “banned hazardous...
Today in America, a growing number of CCW holders are learning how to become FFL dealers to serve their communities as Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. These FFL holders are allowed by federal law to be licensed dealers to handle the selling and distribution of...