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...

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

I would ask this question … if the Supreme Court can be the final arbiter of federal law in the United States, can cases such as United...

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,...

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

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,...

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

Today’s subject involves serial numbers on those firearms and similar devices. In regard to firearms and serial numbers, we first...

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...

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...

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

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