Why a ‘Kitchen Table’ FFL is a Bad Idea
Here at TTAG, we get lots of questions from our readers about a variety of gun-related and regulatory topics. One of the those that we've been meaning to cover over the years is so-called...
Texas Retailer RW Arms to Surrender 60,000 Bump Stocks to ATF Tomorrow
While some limited stays of the ATF's bump stock ban have been issued by two Circuit Courts, as of tomorrow, bump stock possession becomes illegal. Hence this press release from RW Arms in Ft....
What you Should Know and a Few Things You Should Do When Buying a...
Buying online has some advantages to it. Your local gun store can't stock everything, so if you're looking for something unusual or that's made in smaller quantities, that can be the best way to...
Trump Admin Seeks To Strip BATF of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ days look numbered. Once more, under its 2020 budget proposal, the Trump administration seeks to transfer the 'alcohol' and 'tobacco' duties from the BATF. The U.S. Treasury...
Firearms Policy Coalition Files for Expedited Appeal of Bump Stock Ban Ruling
Last week and DC District Court judge OK'd President Trump's bump stock ban which arbitrarily re-classifies bump fire stocks as machine guns. Now the Firearms Policy Coalition and their co-plaintiffs have filed for an...
UCF Student Found With Full-Auto AR-15, Charged With Illegal Machine Gun AND Bump Stock...
Our friends and colleagues in the mainstream media frequently get firearm technology and the laws that regulate them wrong. "Fully semi-automatic," anyone? Surprisingly, we found an instance where they are actually (for the most...
GOA Files for Supreme Court Cert in Case Challenging the National Firearms Act
In 2013, the Kansas Second Amendment Protection Act became law in the Sunflower State. The law states that any firearm-related item that is made, sold and used within the state of Kansas isn't subject...
ATF: Airsoft Guns Can Easily Be Converted to Machine Guns [VIDEO]
An oldie but a regulatory goodie:
ATF agent: "With minimal work (an airsoft gun) can be converted to a machine gun."
That isn't how it works. That isn't how any of it works.
And you wonder why...
New ATF Rule Banning Bump Stocks Gets It Completely Wrong
Our friends at the ATF are in charge of regulating firearms. Which means they have to have a significant amount of expertise in how they work and the laws that apply to them. From...
ATF: Accessories Submitted for GCA or NFA Approval Must Be Submitted With a Firearm
The ATF's Firearms Technology Industry Services Branch just sent out the following notification via email:
Effective Immediately:
The Firearms Technology Industry Services Branch (FTISB) classifies firearms as defined by the Gun Control Act (GCA) and National...
Ask the FFL Mailbag: The ATF’s Backlog and Legally Dealing With AR Lowers
We got a few interesting questions from the fine readers in recent weeks. I wanted to dig into them and get you the most comprehensive answers I could. Our first message is from a...
ATF Suffers Rare Court Loss in Ohio Unregistered ‘Short Barrel Rifle’ Prosecution
There's been much sturm und drang in the online gun community over the last couple of days following the ATF's prosecution of an Ohio man who equipped an AR pistol with a Maxim Defense...