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Summary: A gun trust is a legal entity that has special rules and provisions built into it that ensure the trustee and beneficiaries of the trust do not violate the National Firearms Act (NFA). Violating federal gun laws, even by accident, could result in loss of firearms, a prison term of up to 10 years, and fines up to $10,000.

It seems like gun trusts are everywhere these days. You can’t go into an online forum or physical gun shop where they deal with silencers or other more heavily regulated items and not hear someone talking about gun trusts. There’s …

Cook County, Illinois – home to the notoriously anti-gun city of Chicago – has had a $25 fee for retail gun purchases in the county, as well as a 5 cent fee per cartridge of centerfire ammunition and 1 cent per cartridge fee for rimfire ammunition on the books since April 2013.

While unfortunate at the very least, the fee has been tolerated since its introduction. However, it has become even more financially burdensome over just the last couple of years. With demand for guns and ammo at an all-time high and supply at a never-before-seen low, prices have gone through …

Safety locks are required by law except in very few circumstances. Thankfully, the locks are plentiful and affordable – and sometimes free.

Secure Locations

Once you’ve received your FFL and are officially in the business of selling guns, you must now comply with all gun safety laws that apply to businesses. (Obviously, it’s a good idea to abide by gun safety anyway, but now you’re bound by the law to do so.)

Child Safety Locks

One such law that you’ll now need to follow is the Child Safety Lock Act of 2005 (CSLA). It was introduced as an amendment to the Gun Control Act …

The tragic shooting by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of “Rust” that resulted in the death of one staff member and serious injury of another has brought about a lot of questions surrounding the guns used in movies. What is a prop gun? Is it a real gun? Are there any regulations surrounding them? We’ll take a look at each of these questions and lay out the answers.

Are Prop Guns Real Guns?

The first issue is with all the media outlets calling the gun used in the shooting a “prop gun.” Make no mistake: the gun used in the shooting …

Like with any industry, the gun industry has specific words and terminology that may not be easily understood at first glance. Gun dealers and gun owners often use these terms, and it is important to know what they mean and how to correctly use them. Because many of these terms have a specific legal meaning, we’ve made a handy guide explaining many of these commonly used words and terms.

What is an FFL?

FFL simply stands for Federal Firearms License. This is the license all people (or businesses) who do commercial firearms sales, or gun and ammo manufacturing have …

What are the benefits of a FFL License?

So you’re thinking about getting your federal firearms license. You might be asking yourself what some of the benefits to getting your FFL might actually be.

Here’s some you may or may not have already thought of:

Save money

Save money on guns and accessories. Firearms have a markup of roughly 30 percent. So when you order from a wholesaler with your fancy new FFL, you’ll be saving 30 percent! Just for a frame of reference, a brand new Glock 17 retails for about $500. When you purchase …

Have you ever wanted to run an FFL out of your home? You’ve probably heard that the ATF doesn’t let people run home based “tabletop FFLs” anymore, but that simply isn’t true! Internet forum rumors aside, the ATF can  – and regularly does – allow home based FFLs. In fact, the majority of FFLs in the United States are home based.

You might be surprised to learn that home based FFLs are perfectly fine with the ATF, and that’s because decades of rumors have confused the issue. (“ATF” and “confusion” in the same sentence!? Say it ain’t so!)

It is true that …

The shotgun is the classic American home defense weapon. The shotgun likely gained this status from it being a ubiquitous gun found in nearly every American home at one time or another in our country’s history. As of late, the shotgun has been challenged more and more by the rifle and the handgun in the home defense role. That said, I do feel the shotgun is still an excellent choice for home defense. So now you might be asking, “Why the shotgun?”

Why the shotgun?

Affordability

A quality shotgun can be had for less than a rifle or handgun of the same quality. …

An FFL A&D Book is an extremely important part of an FFL business. Don’t let the name fool you, though, as the ATF allows the book to be digital.

Aside from the actual Federal Firearms License, the Acquisitions and Dispositions book, otherwise known as the A&D book, is one of the most important parts of a successful (and legal) business for FFL license holders. The license and the book go together better than peanut butter and jelly. They’re more than just BFFs. They like each other more than flies like … well, OK, I think you get the point.

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