Retail FFL numbers are falling while direct-to-home shipping and online marketplaces rise. These five growth strategies — local search, NFA authority, used-gun digitization, transfer revenue, and rule-change positioning — still work for dealers who execute.
Part of a key firearms law lapsed after a federal court ruling — and suppressor sales are booming while dealers wait on ATF guidance. Plus: the ghost guns ruling, retail platform news, and compliance reminders for FFLs.
A Texas court ruling deregulated suppressors and sent sales surging, but FFLs face a 27-state patchwork and an Oct. 5 appeal deadline. Here's the market data and the playbook.
There are plenty of electric bikes on the market that look great on a product page but are really designed for paved roads, bike paths and relatively tame gravel. Then there are e-bikes that are built with a much more ambitious mission in mind: getting you farther into the woods, across rough gro...
As some dealers started selling suppressors to qualifying customers, companies saw a surge in buyers. Other sellers and buyers are waiting for federal guidance that may not come The post ‘Confusing for Everyone.’ Suppressor Sales Boom Even as Many Gun Shops Wait for Federal Guidance After Der...
A proposed direct-to-home firearm shipping rule is making headlines as an 'Amazon of guns.' Here's the growth playbook local FFL dealers need to compete and thrive.
The DOJ let silencer, shotgun and rifle deregulation stand, and a direct-to-home shipping rule is on the table. Here's what that means for FFL economics — and how dealers should position for the next 12 months.
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ATF's direct-to-home shipping proposal could undercut transfer revenue, courts are reshaping enforcement, and retail tech is moving fast — the week's top stories for FFL dealers, with the publisher's take.
Most gun buyers start with a local search. Here's the local SEO playbook — Google Business Profile, reviews, local keywords, and technical fixes — that gets your FFL shop into the map pack and in front of nearby buyers.