How to Buy a Handgun: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Ready to buy your first handgun? This complete guide covers legal age requirements, how to choose between a pistol and revolver, popular calibers, the purchase process, and safe storage tips.
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Background Check for Gun Purchase: How NICS Works
Learn how background checks for gun purchases work through NICS. This guide covers the 3 possible results (Proceed, Denied, Delayed), what causes denials, how long checks take, and state-specific requirements.
ATF Form 4473: What It Is and How to Complete It
ATF Form 4473 is required for every firearm purchase from a licensed dealer. Learn what questions it asks, how to complete it correctly, what happens during the background check, and why false answers are a federal crime.
How to Get an FFL License: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to get an FFL license step by step. This guide covers FFL eligibility requirements, license types, ATF Form 7, fees, the compliance interview, and everything you need to become a licensed firearms dealer.
FFL Transfer Process: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Learn the complete FFL transfer process step by step. This guide covers how to find an FFL dealer, purchase a firearm online, complete ATF Form 4473, pass the NICS background check, and take possession of your firearm legally.
Becoming and Operating as an FFL Dealer: A Complete Guide for New Licensees
A complete guide to becoming and operating as an FFL dealer in the United States. Covers FFL license types, the application process, and key ATF compliance requirements for new licensees.
D.C. Court Rules Magazine Ban Unconstitutional in Major Second Amendment Decision
DC’s highest court ruled the city’s 10-round magazine ban unconstitutional, finding that commonly owned firearm magazines are protected under the Second Amendment.
District Magazine Ban Ruled Unconstitutional by D.C. Court of Appeals
In a 2-1 ruling, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has struck down the district’s ban on magazines which hold more than ten cartridges.
Virginia Senate Advances Three Major Gun Control Bills to Gov. Spanberger’s Desk
Second Amendment advocates argue the bills represent yet another push by Richmond politicians to restrict gun ownership while failing to address violent crime.
Eighth Circuit Overturns Machine Gun Possession Conviction for Iowa Police Chief
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned a machine gun possession conviction against an Iowa police chief in United States v. Brad Wendt, while leaving fraud convictions intact.