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.
There's a special ATF Form before you can transport NFA Firearms across state lines - it's the ATF Form 5320.20 form (also called the "Form 20") In this guide to ATF Form 5320.20, we'll cover: Restrictions on Interstate NFA Firearm Transportation Before we discuss the...
So, you're either thinking about getting your FFL, or you already have an FFL license and are curious about Responsible Persons (RPs). We get it - there's a lot of confusion about Responsible Persons on FFLs. We hear questions about RPs like: How many RPs should my...
The United States is full of individuals, communities, and states passionate about firearms, whether buying, selling, shooting, or manufacturing. This is why scores of people want to become FFL dealers every day. These Federal Firearms License holders are people who...
If you’re a firearm dealer, manufacturer, or a gunsmith and you’re looking to accept credit cards as payment for firearm transactions, you might already be aware of the biggest problem of credit card processing for FFLs: most of the “big-name” payment processors are...
As a gun dealer in the state of Indiana, you can serve your community in a way that few others can. Having a Federal Firearms License (FFL) allows you to legally buy and sell firearms, ammo, and other NFA items. It is because of this privilege that people across the...
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Contrary to popular belief, getting a home-based FFL is perfectly legal, surprisingly straightforward, and more common than most people realize. Unfortunately, there are many myths about getting a home based FFL from the BATF. So, why should you trust the information...
How long do FFLs need to keep their records? As an attorney specializing in ATF compliance for FFLs, this is a fairly common question I receive. Unfortunately, the simplest answer I have is a common answer from attorneys: "It depends." The duration for each ATF...
America affords many freedoms to its citizens that many countries around the world do not recognize. One of the most apparent freedoms that Americans possess is buying, selling, and trading firearms as a federal firearms licensee. The most passionate gun owners often...
The firearms industry is full of people passionate about exercising their second amendment rights to the fullest extent. This includes people who want to serve their communities by becoming Federal Firearms License Holders. A Federal Firearms License (FFL) allows you...
If you're looking to purchase a suppressor or any other NFA Firearm like a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) and you're not an FFL and SOT, then you're going to need to get a tax stamp. In this NFA Tax Stamp Guide, we’ll walk you through how to obtain a tax stamp for a...
If you're looking into buying an NFA Firearm, you've probably heard of the ATF Form 4, but you may not be sure exactly what it is, when to use it, or even how the Form 4 is used. First, what are NFA Firearms? NFA firearms are a special category of highly regulated...
Contrary to popular belief, it is perfectly legal for a law-abiding citizen of the United States to own/possess a machine gun (sometimes called a full-auto firearm or automatic weapon). This fact drives organizations like the Giffords Law Center and the Brady Center...