Number of Firearms Manufactured in the United States [2018]

Mar 8, 2019 | ATF, Statistics

Welcome to the mother-lode of ATF-related data on firearms in commerce! Each year the ATF publishes a report that includes data on the number of firearms in commerce (made, exported, and imported) and statistics on NFA firearms (forms, revenue, and distribution) and...

Home Based FFL [2019]

Feb 26, 2019 | ATF, FFL

Home Based FFL Home-based FFLs are extremely popular! In fact, most FFLs in this country are run out of their house! We’ve seen a giant increase lately in the number of people getting their home-based FFL. We think that it is due to a couple of reasons: Gun...

New ATF Forms Released – FFL & SOT

Feb 1, 2019 | ATF, ATF Forms, FFL

The ATF has released new versions of seven revised FFL & SOT forms! We’ve got the latest versions ready for you to download here. Below are descriptions, and the most up-to-date versions, of each of the following forms: Form 1 – “Application to Make &...

FFL License Types

Oct 29, 2018 | ATF, FFL, Popular

FFL License Types Depending on the type of firearm business activity you’d like to conduct, you’ll need a particular “type” of FFL license. An FFL is a license that allows the Federal Firearm Licensee (the person/company that has an FFL license) to import, make, or...

ATF Ruling 81-4 – Drop In Auto Sear (DIAS)

Sep 20, 2018 | ATF, ATF Rulings

Summary: AR15 Drop In Auto Sears (DIAS) manufactured after October 31st, 1981 are considered machine guns and are therefore regulated under the National Firearms Act of 1934. IMPORTANT: Despite this ruling, possession of ANY Drop In Auto Sear along with an AR-15 with...

FFL Number – What it Means and How to Look it Up

Sep 20, 2018 | ATF, FFL

What is an FFL number? An FFL number is a unique identifying number assigned to every Federal Firearms License issued by the ATF. In addition to identifying FFLs, the FFL number also shares some information about the FFL (like the Type of FFL, the expirations date,...