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While at the time of this writing, there are still various legal challenges to the 2020 US presidential election, barring something extraordinary from one or more courts, it is almost certain that Joe Biden will become the 46^th President of the United States. There is also a chance that the US Senate could be a 50/50 split to pair with a democrat majority in the House of Representatives.

This has lead to some serious concerns about the future of gun control and gun ownership in the United States. However, speculation tends to lead to long winded click bait articles of no …

We interrupt our regularly scheduled program of industry news and observations of interest to bring you new industry news and observations of interest. Which is to say, what we’d plan to send out this week got pushed aside by a rather interesting tidbit we tripped over yesterday.

Right now, you are probably struggling to get ammo and popular guns in stock. In most parts of the US what is available sells almost as soon as it comes in. 2020 has shaped up to be a new record-breaking year for gun and ammo sales, and if the political balance of power …

The Type 7 FFL, sometimes called a “manufacturer’s license” is in our opinion the best all around FFL for anyone to get.  Only an 07 FFL can manufacture any sort of non NFA firearm, but with an 02 SOT they can even make NFA items including dealer sample machine guns! Intrigued? Then keep reading and discover the hidden secrets of the 07 FFL.

It used to be that an 07 FFL was one of the worst to get because the Federal Government required paying an ITAR fee, even if you were not engaged in international arms sales. That meant a …

While people who are gun owners (or dealers) know what an FFL dealer is, not everyone knows this. Thanks to various myths, misinformation and simple lack of understanding, a lot of people don’t know how guns are bought and sold in the United States, or any of the terminology.

So there are folks who are left asking what is an FFL dealer, or wondering about what it means to be a Federal firearms dealer. Well, the answers to both of those are the same and also fairly easy to answer, so let’s take a closer look.

What is an FFL Dealer? 

Simply put …

We often get asked what a “Class 3 dealer” is or what is a Class 3 license and what can be done with it. The first thing we should do though is establish some basic terminology. A “Class 3 license” is really a nonsensical term with no official industry meaning. However, like some inaccurate gun slang like clips for magazines and bullets for complete rounds of ammunition, the term Class 3 dealer is likely here to stay for better or worse.

A Class 3 dealer is properly a Class 3 SOT. SOT stands for Special Occupational Taxpayer. We’ve written a handy …

Silencer Central’s vision and leadership comes from their founder Brandon Maddox. A registered pharmacist and MBA from Duke, Brandon started his journey that upended the entire silencer industry when he tried to buy a silencer for varmint hunting in the vast open areas of South Dakota.

For a very long time, silencers and other NFA items have been very hard to buy. That’s because the entire purchase and registration process is hopelessly mired in 1930’s level bureaucratic paperwork and background check technology and there is no real hope of reforming the process anytime soon. In fact, the process is so …

Applying for an FFL can be quite intimidating. Government forms can be confusing or difficult to fill out. Sometimes it isn’t clear what sort of information is being asked for, and of course they are never short, simple documents. So this means a lot of people who want to apply for an FFL never do, because they are turned off by the process.

However, if you are interested in applying for an FFL, don’t worry. We’ve been helping people with this for nearly two decades and have learned a thing or three about the process and how to do it right. …

The role of the FFL in California is complex. Because California burdens gun dealers with oppressive and difficult state level regulations, California FFL’s have one of the most difficult jobs of any FFL in the US. In order to understand what role a California FFL has, and how they are different from FFL’s in other states, we need to look at a few things that California requires FFL’s to do when purchasing or transferring a gun or even buying ammo.

The truth is, California is an anti-gun paradise with laws that create tiered classes of gun owners, as law enforcement officers …

Defying the NFA should be every American’s goal, but you should do so legally. Doing it illegally will net you 10 years and 250k in fines. All the fun toys are NFA goodies and if you live in a state that allows them I would say they are the better option than what’s below. However, if you live in a state that hates freedom then the following options are excellent gotos for those looking to have some tax stamp free fun.  

Pistol Braces 

Originally designed to aid disabled shooters in handling and using AR style pistols, pistol braces …