By Tom Odom, Esq. The text that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ("OIRA") is now available for review. It can be found here: https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/inside-atf/2013/082913-wash-machine-guns-destructive-devices-and-certain-other-firearms.pdf Yesterday I posted a summary of the process through which an initiative like this one may eventually become … Continue reading A SUMMARY OF ATF’s DRAFT PROPOSAL
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National Firearms Act Day of Reckoning – September 3, 2013
By Joshua Prince, Esq. Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., is declaring Tuesday, September 3, 2013, as the National Firearms Act Day of Reckoning in response to the recent proposal by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). FICG, through Chief Counsel Joshua Prince and Attorney Tom … Continue reading National Firearms Act Day of Reckoning – September 3, 2013
PROCEDURAL ISSUES WITH ATF’s DRAFT PROPOSAL
By Tom Odom, Esq. The text that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("BATF") submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ("OIRA") is now available for review. It can be found here: https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/inside-atf/2013/082913-wash-machine-guns-destructive-devices-and-certain-other-firearms.pdf There are numerous statutes designed to ensure that the process of rulemaking is open to the public, fair, … Continue reading PROCEDURAL ISSUES WITH ATF’s DRAFT PROPOSAL
THE ATF DRAFT PROPOSAL
By Tom Odom, Esq. The text that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("BATF") submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ("OIRA") is now available for review. It can be found here: https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/inside-atf/2013/082913-wash-machine-guns-destructive-devices-and-certain-other-firearms.pdf At this preliminary stage, public comments have not yet been invited on the substance of the … Continue reading THE ATF DRAFT PROPOSAL
ATF’s New DEVASTATING Proposed Rule on Background Checks for Fictitious Entity NFA Applications
By Joshua Prince, Esq.As readers of this blog are aware (thanks to the tireless effort of Attorney Tom Odom of our firm), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has published an intent to enter into rulemaking in relation to "(1) add a definition for the term "responsible person"; (2) require each responsible … Continue reading ATF’s New DEVASTATING Proposed Rule on Background Checks for Fictitious Entity NFA Applications
PREPARING EFFECTIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS
By Tom Odom, Esq. It did not take very long after my posting on the rulemaking process applicable to recently-announced regulatory initiatives with respect to gun trusts before interested persons began to ask for guidance on how best to structure comments. RegulationRoom.org is a project associated with Cornell University Law School that assists interested persons … Continue reading PREPARING EFFECTIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS
White House Announcement of Regulatory Gun Control Initiatives
By Tom Odom, Esq. A number of our clients have expressed concern about statements at a White House briefing this week regarding Administration initiatives to implement gun control measures via executive action. See http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/29/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence. Of particular interest to clients with gun trusts (or others who may be contemplating establishing such a trust), is the suggestion … Continue reading White House Announcement of Regulatory Gun Control Initiatives
NOTICE – ATF Marking Variance Email Not Working
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that it's marking variance email address of marking_variances@atf.gov has not been working since August 2, 2013. Although the ATF is aware of the problem, they have been unable to fix it. Therefore, all Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) who manufacturer or importer firearms should now … Continue reading NOTICE – ATF Marking Variance Email Not Working
MAJOR NEWS: ATF to Allow eForm 1s and 4s – Not Likely to Enact Regulations on Trusts and Other Entities
Today at the NSSF's 12th Annual Import/Export Conference in Washington D.C., the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced that it will be accepting electronic Form 1, 4 and 5 applications for entities that do not require Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) signatures, fingerprint cards, and photographs. In July of 2012, I had … Continue reading MAJOR NEWS: ATF to Allow eForm 1s and 4s – Not Likely to Enact Regulations on Trusts and Other Entities
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 https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pdf-files/atf-qa-on-3d-gun-priniting.pdf but by early May 9th, the website section was taken down. Blogger David Hardy had posted about this issue on his blog Of Arms … Continue reading ATF’s 3-D Printing Technology Release Lives
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