Auctioneers around the country continue to violate federal law regarding selling firearms at auction. The key issue is “partnering” with...

You? An auctioneer who’s selling firearms and isn’t licensed as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL.) You decide you will utilize an FFL...

An additional question — beginning in 2023 — for auctioneers selling firearms is: Does the “stabilizing brace” make it salable under the...

The selling of firearms by auction is highly regulated. The federal government dictates there is [typically] only one scenario where the...

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Curtis W. Gilbert, Acting Assistant Director U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of...

If the organization owns the gun being raffled, and all other laws are being followed in that particular state about raffles, that...

This can be challenging primarily because firearms in the United States were not required to have serial numbers until October 22, 1968. ...

The resolutions oppose enforcement of universal gun background checks, high capacity magazine bans, assault weapon bans, red flag laws,...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/15-things-about-auctioneers-and-guns/. Generally speaking, we have been trying...

Firearm laws for auctioneers might not be completely “black and white” but it’s very close. We’ve written about auctioneers selling...

Some of these laws are United States Code (Federal Law,) while others are regulatory laws from the Code of Federal Regulations. Further,...

That is, unless state or local laws say there are required ages in excess of 18. For example, could California say one must be 22 to buy...

Federal Firearms License. So what does it mean to be engaged in the business of selling firearms at auction? The Bureau of Alcohol,...

We continue to analyze prudent behavior for auctioneers when selling firearms at auction. In this treatise, we address specifically an...

The ATF licenses persons who “engage in the business” of selling firearms in the United States. A Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) is...

When can an auctioneer sell a firearm without a Federal Firearms License (FFL?) When does an auctioneer need an FFL? We’ve recently...

Auctioneers encounter all types of licensing requirements almost no matter where they live in the United States. auctioneering the sale...

Of various topics discussed at such get-togethers, selling guns at auction is certainly explored. In concert with selling guns, the...

“We’re not an FFL, but we’ll take them to our facility.” “We have a nearby FFL who will be at the auction to secure the firearms.” “He’ll...

Federal Firearms Licensee (FF.) The buyer fills out the ATF Form 4473 and subsequently is denied possession of the gun. Upon denial, the...