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...

I viewed an auction where in the terms and conditions regarding a firearm noted: “Failure to pass the background check will result in...

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

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

Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Virginia’s legislature became the last to ratify...

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

More specifically, as we have written before, the non-FFL auctioneer can sell firearms in basically one situation: The sole circumstance...

Our topic today references in particular 18 U.S.C. § 923 (a) ATF Rul. 96-2 which says that even auctioneers who are FFLs can sell...

Let me begin with this: generally this type of thought process is not a bad thing — “Is there a better way to do this?” “Wonder if I can...

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...

In the United States, the Federal agency known as the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) within the United States...

Over 700 bidders from 9 states bid live in addition to 475 online bidders from throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Shooter...

Being careful is paramount. Only one case need be talked about to remind all auctioneers that selling guns at auction requires strict...