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Form 1 and Form 4 Examiner Wait Times – Think Twice Before Complaining
With Form 1 and Form 4 wait times generally exceeding 6 months, many individuals complain about the Examiners taking too long to approve the forms. However, before complaining, and possibly offending...
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Innovation or Illegal…Who Should be Allowed to Print Guns?
Back in September, you might recall my article “Up In Arms About Printing Arms,” where Defense Distributed was being challenged for their innovative use of 3D printing technology. The most recent...
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In a Bankruptcy, does one have to pay the ATF Transfer Tax to Transfer an NFA...
To the surprise of most, as it is generally as provision that is unknown and overlooked, the Bankruptcy Code actually provides that the transfer of an NFA firearm in a bankruptcy estate is to be...
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ATF Announces that 07 Manufacturers Must Register for ITAR
Frequently, I read on discussion forums that many 07 manufacturers have not registered under the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that is enforced by the Directorate of Defense...
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ATF to Hire 9 New Examiners?!?!?
Yesterday, the National Firearms Act Trade and Collectors Associations (NFATCA) posted on its website that the Department of Justice (DOJ) lifted the hiring freeze that had been placed on the Bureau of...
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Can You Change the Barrel Length of an Short-Barreled Rifle/Shotgun (SBR/SBS)?
Frequently, clients will inquire of whether he/she can change the barrel length of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun (SBR or SBS), after receiving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
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CLEO Signature Requirement to End? Not So Fast…
There has been an overwhelming amount of internet posts and conjecture recently about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) doing away with the Chief Law Enforcement Officer...
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2013 SHOT Show Town Hall Meeting
Unlike years past, this year’s SHOT Show Town Hall Meeting, which occurred on January 16, 2013, was largely un-noteworthy, even with Obama’s execution of his Executive Orders in relation to the Sandy...
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Pennsylvania State Police to Share Mental Health Records with Federal Bureau...
Recently, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) has decided to share civil mental health commitments, which include civil commitments under Section 302 and 303 of Pennsylvania’s Mental Health and...
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Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report Due Monday, April 1st,...
All manufacturers will have until April 1st, 2013 to file their annual manufacturing report. While ATF should have mailed you out a copy, if you didn’t receive a copy, here is a copy of the ATF Form...
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ATF’s 3-D Printing Technology Release Lives
As some of you are aware, on May 8th, 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) posted a press release entitled “3-D Printing Technology of Firearms” at...
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National Firearms Act Day of Reckoning Information
As our viewers are aware, Firearm Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., has declared Tuesday, September 3, 2013, as National Firearms Act (NFA) Day of Reckoning in...
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Should I Start a Trust or Corporate Entity Given ATF’s Proposal, ATF 41P?
By Joshua Prince, Esq. Many individuals are inquiring of whether they should start a trust or corporation, or if already having started such a fictitious entity, submit additional making or transfer...
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Comment Period has NOT begun for ATF 41P
Contrary to some statements on internet forums, the official comment period for ATF’s proposal, ATF 41P, has not yet begun. Therefore, any submission to ATF regarding the substance of its proposal are...
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NFA Day of Reckoning was a Success!
As our viewers are aware, Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., declared yesterday, September 3, 2013, as the National Firearms Act (NFA) Day of Reckoning...
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What to Do When ATF Publishes its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
By Tom Odom, Esq. As readers of this blog know, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) released a draft of a proposal with respect to National Firearms Act (“NFA”) firearms...
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ATF Proposed Rule to be Published Monday
For persons interested in the initiative to revise regulations so as to make it more difficult to obtain approval to make or transfer firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act (“NFA”), the...
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ATF 41P Funding
As our viewers are aware, Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., has been spearheading the attack against ATF’s most recent proposal, ATF 41P. We were the...
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ATF 41P: Considering All the Options
By Tom Odom, Esq. Rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) does not present a simple binary choice between accepting an agency’s proposed regulation or rejecting the proposal and...
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Have You Been Denied a CLEO Signature? We Need to Know!
As our viewers are aware, Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., is spearheading the opposition to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’...
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