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National Firearms Act For Beginners: Using Form 1 to Manufacture an NFA Item

When an individual or a trust/corporation (read about the Silencer Shop Single Shot Trust HERE) purchases an existing NFA-regulated “firearm” (silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, “any other weapon,” destructive device, or machine gun), the application…




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NSSF Partners With the ATF and Retailers to Promote Actual Gun Safety

The firearm industry is leveraging unique partnerships to help firearm retailers become part of the safety solutions in their communities. Through Real Solutions® the firearm industry trade association partners with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…


Turning a JK Armament Modular Solvent Trap Into a Suppressor

Solvent traps are designed to catch cleaning fluids and patches that come out the business end of your barrel…if you’re one of those weird people who actually cleans his or her firearms. While that rarely…


Virginia’s Gun Rental Background Check Bill is Loaded With Unintended Consequences

Adobe Stock By Larry Keane There’s a bill brewing in Virginia that’s got great intentions, but will wreak havoc for gun ranges and the state-run background check system. Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds has introduced…




The ATF’s Interpretation of the National Firearms Act is an Absurd Anachronism

By Harry Vallejo, photographer – International Photographer, Volume 3, Number 3 (page 18), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51674606 [T]he NFA’s minimum size rules (and the ATF’s interpretations thereof) are an absurd anachronism. Those restrictions originated in a…