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Can You Legally Buy a Gun for Someone Else?
Technically, it would depend on how you define the word "buy." If you went to a gun dealer with someone, ...
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4473 Form December 2022 Revisions
Due to new statutory requirements outlined in the NICS Denial Notification Act and the Biden administration's Bipartisan Safer Community Act ...
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The Proper Disposal of Firearms: A Guide
Disposing of a firearm seems complex since you cannot just throw your unwanted firearm in the garbage. What do you ...
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How to Get a FFL
If you want to buy and sell modern firearms, you need an FFL - Federal Firearms License. You can download ...
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Form 4473 FFL Software Updates for October, 2022
FastBound firearms compliance software proud to announce a feature that Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders ask about all the time ...
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Most Frequently Cited ATF Violations In 2021
The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms released ATF records for Fiscal Year 2021, indicates that ATF inspectors ...
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Do Pawn Shops Have an FFL?
No. The only time a pawn shop needs an FFL is if they take in guns or sell guns. If ...
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How Many Guns Can You Put on a 4473?
In the United States, some firearm purchasers are put off from buying firearms due to the complex requirements set down ...
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ATF Ruling 2022-1 Form 4473 Electronic Storage
On August 17, 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) have signed and released a new ATF ...
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NSSF SHOT Show 2023 Las Vegas Jan 17-20
The shooting sports and firearms trade association, National Shooting Sports Foundation® will hold SHOT Show 2023 on Tuesday, January 17 ...
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Common FFL Scams to Watch Out For
Sadly, there are already a lot of hoops to jump through when you are buying or selling a firearm. There ...
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How to Get an FFL Without a Business
Can you get a Federal Firearms License (FFL) without a business? The question is not uncommon, but the answer is ...
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ATF 5 Deadly Sins
Firearm dealers are finding themselves in a regulatory climate that the firearms industry and even the Justice Department have never ...
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Is an FFL Needed for a Muzzleloader?
A muzzleloader, as the name implies, is a gun that is loaded through the muzzle rather than through a chamber ...
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Bill C-71 in Canada
Former Bill C-71 received Royal Assent in Canada on June 21, 2019. You can read the full details at Former Bill C-71 - ...
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FFL Meaning: What is it?
A Federal Firearms License (FFL) is a license given by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that ...
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5 Simple Ways to Streamline Firearms Inventory
Keeping tight control of inventory is important in all industries. But in the compliance-centric firearms industry – where failing to ...
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Are you using a Password Manager?
While FastBound has never had a security breach, you have undoubtedly heard of sites that have. As of July 2018, ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Gun Show Selling
2022 has seen the return of many large gun shows and 2023 is shaping up to be promising as well ...
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ATF Form 4473 Enhancements
The team at FastBound has released another free update with some noteworthy enhancements to the most-compliant Electronic ATF Form 4473 ...
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6 Ways to Create a Better POS Experience for Customers
Having a smooth, streamlined point-of-sale (POS) experience is vital for firearms dealers. Research has found 62% of customers are less ...
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The Benefits of Cloud-based ATF Record Storage
Maintaining accurate records of firearms transactions is essential to ATF compliance. According to ATF eRegulations, these records must be retained ...
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How Does Guaranteed Legal Defense Work?
FastBound is currently the only FFL software that offers guaranteed legal defense in the event of an ATF violation. That’s ...
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How Firearms Sellers Can Create a Foolproof Audit Trail
During the 2020 fiscal year, the ATF conducted 5,827 firearm compliance inspections. This situation is stressful – so being able ...
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Spanish ATF Form 4473
If you have Spanish-speaking buyers looking to purchase a firearm, FastBound now offers full support for the Spanish ATF Form ...
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What Percent of ATF Inspections Result in Violations?
An ATF inspection. It’s the number-one thing most firearms sellers dread. Whether you’re a small-scale collector, a large-scale dealer, or ...
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7 Simple Ways to Streamline ATF Compliance
ATF compliance and the associated paperwork are vital to firearms selling. But it can also be a major administrative burden ...
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Top Upcoming Gun Shows in 2022
2020 and 2021 weren’t great years for gun sellers and gun enthusiasts. With COVID locking down much of the U.S ...
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Why You Need Guaranteed Legal Defense with FFL Software
FFL software has been a true game-changer for many firearms sellers. Today’s solutions have robust features such as electronic bound ...
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Everything You Need to Know About FFL Bound Book Software
An essential part of being a firearms dealer is staying compliant with ATF rules and regulations. But as most gun ...
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Check Out FastBound at 2022 SHOT Show
See our post about SHOT Show 2023 We’re excited to announce FastBound will be participating in the 2022 Shooting, Hunting, ...
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FFL Compliance Slowing You Down? How BoundBooks Software Can Simplify the Process and Ensure Compliance
Firearms selling is one of the most compliance-centric industries on the planet. To keep your business above board and firearms ...
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How to Automate NICS Data Entry for POC States with the FastBound Browser Extension
As a gun seller, you know how important it is to contact the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) ...
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ATF Form 3310.4 (December 2021)
December 2021 revisions to ATF Form 3310.4 Changes to ATF Form 3310.4 as of December 2021 Beginning with the revised ...
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FFL POS Integration: How to Dramatically Streamline A&Ds and 4473s
As you’re probably well aware, maintaining acquisitions and dispositions (A&D) records and properly filling out 4473s are essential for ATF ...
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Most Frequently Cited ATF Violations In 2020
Check our our 2021 ATF Violations post There were a total of 5,827 firearms compliance inspections performed by the ATF ...
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FFL License Types
Anyone engaging in manufacturing, importing, or dealing in firearms must be licensed by the ATF. There are nine Federal Firearm ...
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11 Features to Look for in FFL Software
As a firearms seller, you have a lot on your plate. Besides the nuts and bolts of running your business, ...
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FastBound Partners with 4473 Cloud to Offer the Most Efficient 4473 Storage Solutions
As a gun seller, you’re probably well aware of how important it is to keep an accurate record of ATF ...
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FFL Software Reviews & Feedback
FFL Software Reviews are a great way to help you decide which FFL Software is right for your business, but ...
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Form 4473: How FFL Software Can Simplify Compliance
ATF compliance is an absolute must for gun sellers. Seven out of the ten most frequently cited violations in 2020 ...
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ATF Compliance Cases: 2020 Facts and Figures
As an FFL, you know the importance of ATF compliance. Being compliant with federal firearms laws and implementing regulations keeps ...
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FastBound Announces New Partnership with 4473 Cloud
Folsom, CA – FastBound is excited to announce a new partnership with 4473 Cloud. 4473 Cloud is the firearms industry-leading, ATF-approved digital ...
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FastBound Wins a 2021 Leader Award in Compliance Software
FastBound is honored to be recognized as a best-in-class category leader by SourceForge, the world’s largest software reviews and comparison ...
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E4473: ATF Form 4473, Online
E4473, also known as ATF Form 4473 Online, or Electronic 4473, means different things. The ATF has provided a fillable ...
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NFA Form 4 & NFA Form 5 Updates For 4473
One of our customers had a great idea: on a Pending NFA Form 4 & NFA Form 5 Disposition, if ...
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Guns.com and FastBound launch free integration
Guns.com is very excited to announce that in partnership with FastBound, we have launched a free integration that allows FastBound ...
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Form 4473 Rules & ATF Form 3310.12 March 2021 Revision
This week, we added even more Form 4473 rules and compliance checks to our electronic Form 4473 software to ensure ...
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ATF Trace, NFA Form 3, NFA Form 4
ATF Trace, NFA Form 3, NFA Form 4 In this release of FastBound, we're excited to announce our new ATF ...
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The 2021 FFLGuard Symposium & Firearms Industry Thought Leadership Forum For All FFLs
Begins June 2, 2021 Clients-Only Meeting – Educational Seminars – Peer Insights – Breakout Sessions FFLGuard – known throughout the ...
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Washington Firearm Transfer Application, Webhooks, and more
Washington Firearm Transfer Application FastBound now fills out your Washington Firearm Transfer Application (source) using the information entered and contained ...
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FastBound Announces Partnership With Gearfire
Folsom, CA - December 15, 2020 – FastBound is pleased to announce a new partnership with Gearfire. Since 2012, Gearfire ...
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New Form 4473 (Revised May 2020)
We're excited to announce the release of FastBound, which incorporates the new Form 4473 (Revised May 2020) mandated for use ...
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Software Update: ATF Form 4473, e-signature, Multiple Sale Reports 3310, NFA 5320 Form 3, 4, 5
We are proud to announce another regularly scheduled update of our leading FFL Bound Book Software with a lot of ...
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FFL Bound Book Options
Keeping your FFL Bound Book accurate is an absolute must. The ATF takes Bound Book violations very seriously. Getting an ...
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Acquisition and Disposition Date Range, And Type Updates To API
We are proud to announce another regularly scheduled update of FastBound, the leading Acquisition & Disposition Record Software, since 2010 ...
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ATF 2019 Audit Inspection Violations: 1,500 Warning Letters Issued & 1,600 FFLs Surrendered or Revoked in 2019
In 2019 the ATF conducted over 13,000 compliance inspections. Over half of those inspections resulted in violations, and nearly 6% ...
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API, 4473, and e-Signature Improvements
FastBound will now suggest non-expired FFL numbers when you enter an expired one. Entering an Expired FFL number allows you ...
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COVID-19 Gun Sales & Challenges
COVID-19 gun sales in the month of April alone are up 36.8% compared to January of this year. While this ...
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Form 4473 Mistakes & Eliminating The Common Ones
We made several updates to the Bound Book and Electronic 4473 areas of FastBound with a focus on Eliminating Common ...
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New APIs and changes for 4473s, acquisitions & dispositions, and items!
Current customers can take advantage of these great new features immediately. Added a Dispositions API to return only dispositions Add ...
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Illinois Passes Public Act 100-1178 (SB 337) Mandating Electronic A&D for FFLs
The Governor of Illinois signed into law Public Act 100-1178 (SB 337). This legislation, titled the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking ...
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2019 SHOT Show – Booth 3003
Celerant -- the premium Retail POS Software for gun stores, shooting ranges, and e-commerce serving the firearms industry for over ...
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Improved ATF Form 3310 Multiple Firearms Sales Reporting
Back in 2010, FastBound was the first electronic A&D system to automate the filling of ATF forms 3310, and now ...
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Celerant Partners With FastBound And FFLGuard To Offer Dealers Safe, Secure, And Compliant Retail Solution
Celerant Partners With FastBound And FFLGuard To Offer Dealers Safe, Secure, And Compliant Retail Solution A new point of sale ...
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ATF 4473, TTSN, NICS proceed, integrated A&D POS ERP improvements
Current customers can take advantage of these great new features immediately. Third-party software can now automatically sign you into FastBound ...
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ATF E-Form 4473 (5300.9) has fields where text can become cut off
The October 2016 revision of ATF E-Form 4473 (5300.9) has fields where text can become cut off. You can't simply ...
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A&D Bound Book 11×17, Virgina Background Check, API Improvements
Current FastBound customers can immediately take advantage of these great new features and improvements. Added option to print A&D bound ...
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ATF Compliant Undelete, Save to Dropbox, API Improvements, Florida Background Check
FastBound is proud to announce another release of FastBound -- the leading FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition (A&D Bound Books), firearm ...
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Firearm Import & Multiple Serial Improvements, ATF Audit Trails
FastBound -- the leading FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition (A&D Bound Books), firearm compliance is proud to announce the release ...
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FFL Trade Name, A&D Search For Contacts, 4473 Transferors Transaction Serial Number (TTSN)
FastBound is proud to release the following updates to the leading FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition (A&D Bound Books), ...
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Firearm Serial Number Range Improvements
The team here at FastBound is proud to announce another release of FastBound -- the best FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition ...
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FFL Software Endorsements
Christopher Chiafullo, National Coordinating Counsel for FFLGuard, talks about worthless FFL software endorsements from so-called ATF-approved vendors vs. the guaranteed ...
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ITAR Regulations You Need to Know
ITAR is a set of regulations on gun manufacturers and exporters set by the State Department. Do they apply to ...
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SHOT Show 2018
Stop by SHOT Show 2018 booth #3048 to see why for nearly a decade, thousands of firearms manufacturers, distributors, and ...
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5 Ways Software Can Improve Your Firearms Business
Software is an essential component of any modern business. It can be used to improve the efficiency and ATF compliance ...
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5 Consequences of an ATF Audit You’ll Want to Avoid
Inevitably, the ATF will inspect your firearms business for regulation compliance. These are the consequences you may face for any ...
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The ATF’s Requirements for Electronic A&D Books
Now that the ATF permits electronic records of A&D books, it’s important to understand the regulatory changes and the new ...
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How to Avoid Common Compliance Mistakes
Failing to comply with ATF regulations can put your FFL in jeopardy. Here are the most common compliance mistakes and ...
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The ATF Is at Your Door, Now What?
When the ATF knocks at your door it can be quite nerve-wracking. We show you how you can better prepare ...
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Best Practices for Keeping Accurate Records
These recordkeeping best practices will streamline your workflow and prevent inaccurate errors. As a federal firearms licensee, you have an ...
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Import Firearms With Custom Item Numbers
The team here at FastBound is proud to announce another release of FastBound -- the leading FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition ...
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How Can I Simplify My Record Keeping Process?
Use a simplified firearms bound book record keeping process to ensure you complete your records quickly, without sacrificing thoroughness and ...
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The Importance of Keeping Accurate Records (and How to Do So)
Keeping accurate records will help to speed up the eventual inspection process. Learn what you need to do in this ...
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FFL Software Contact License Tracking Improvements
The team here at FastBound is proud to announce another release of FastBound -- the leading FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition ...
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Why Not Being Audited Doesn’t Mean You’re Safe
A lot of business owners think they’re safe just because they haven’t been audited yet. We show you why this ...
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FFL Software POS Integration, API Enhancements, Tennessee Background Check, Nevada Background Check, ATF EZ Check Improvements
The team here at FastBound is proud to announce another release of FastBound -- the leading FFL Software for firearms acquisition and disposition ...
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FastBound Launches Updated Software
FastBound today announced the launch of the first major update to the leading and most compliant electronic bound book software ...
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Excel is for TPS reports. Not your logbook!
Excel, so useful for running a business but such a nightmare to use. Sure the happy little columns keep data ...
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The Dangers of Using Non-Compliant Bound Books Software
Did you know that the bound books software you’re using could be putting your business at risk? We illuminate the ...
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The Importance of Lining Up Legal Support Before You’re in Hot Water
As a gun dealer it’s important you do everything in your power to stay on the right side of the ...
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How Smart Searches Save You Time
One thing that’s always stuck with me regarding owning a business is that as the owner you need to assign ...
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Why FastBound is the best FFL software, by Former ATF Firearms Programs Division Chief
Director of Compliance at FFLGuard, and Former ATF Chief, Firearms Programs Division, Jim Zammillo talking about FastBound at the 2017 ...
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War within the store. Mac vs PC
Everyone loves to save time, and even more so when you can save time by eliminating tedious tasks. PC! No ...
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Why FastBound clients love the cloud
Most FFL holders dread the tedious nature of A&D record keeping. Recent technology has simplified many processes in our life, ...
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How FastBound clients make friends with their ATF inspector.
The one thing that inspectors love is FFL record books full of well kept, accurate records. It makes their job ...
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Keeping Accurate Records: The 4 Main Firearms Disposition Types
When a gun changes hands—or has been lost or stolen—your work has just begun. It’s vital to accurately enter the ...
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What FastBound clients know: The must haves for FFLs
There’s no getting around it: ATF inspections are a fact of life for any business in the firearms industry. But, ...
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Why our client’s line up legal support BEFORE an ATF audit happens
You’re a smart business owner, you know it’s important to stay compliant, stay organized and on top of your paperwork ...
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Top 5 ATF Violations
According to the ATF website, during their fiscal year 2015 the ATF conducted 8,696 firearms compliance inspections. When an IOI’s ...
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How to Cut Your FFL Bound Book Keeping Time in Half
There’s no getting around it: keeping a firearm log book takes a lot of work. Fortunately however, that work doesn’t ...
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How to: The ATF Compliant, 60 Second Firearms Transfer
Every time a dealer makes a transfer to another dealer both dealers have to record an entry in their firearm ...
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How Barcodes Save You Time with FFL Log Book Entries
Did you know that the same barcodes you use to ring up sales can also be used to record acquisitions ...
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Here’s how our FFL dealer customers save money using electronic bound books.
If you’re in business, you know that time is money. Manually writing down all your acquisitions and dispositions in a ...
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#1 cited ATF violation and how to avoid it
Our magical FFL software can’t create time, but we can reduce the time spent on your ATF books and simplify ...
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Personal Firearms and Your FFL Business
There are several procedures FFLs have to follow in regards to their personal firearms collections if they way to stay ...
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6 Strategies to Grow Your Firearms Business
Like any business, you want to attract more customers so you can grow. Use these key strategies to develop your ...
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Listing “Responsible Persons” on Your Federal Firearms License
The “responsible persons” line on ATF Form 7 (your FFL application) can be a bit confusing. Here’s an explanation of ...
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How to Manage Gun Store Inventory
ATF compliance aside, gun stores are still retail businesses. Here are some ways your store can manage and display your ...
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The New Form 4473 is Here: What’s Changed?
The ATF has made significant changes to Form 4473. FFL holders are expected to use the new form starting January ...
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Why Shooting Ranges Should Get Their FFL
Shooting ranges technically aren’t required to obtain a federal firearms license, but they are a smart way to make your ...
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Why You Can’t Keep Firearms Acquisition and Disposition Record Books in Microsoft Excel
Many FFL dealers use Excel for their A&D bound books. Excel isn’t just a poor solution, it’s non-compliant with the ...
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Different Ways You Can Use Your FFL
Use your FFL to make money as many ways as you can. With your federal firearms license, there are multiple ...
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Proper Procedure for Transporting Firearms
As a firearms dealer, you’ll inevitably have to transport firearms at some point. This guide teaches the proper procedure and ...
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Who is Eligible to Buy a Firearm?
Federally licensed firearm dealers are required to check the eligibility of each potential buyer. Who is eligible to buy a ...
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How to Pass an ATF Inspection
Inevitably, you will be inspected by the ATF. These are just a part of the business. Learn how to pass ...
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FFLGuard and FastBound Team to Deliver Effective, Affordable Technology to FFLs
FFLGuard, the Gold Standard in the Firearms Industry for Legal Services and Compliance Solutions, announced today that it is partnering ...
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