Books

Inside

• All nine federal firearms license types and the Special Occupational Tax: how to choose them, stack them, and keep them
• The application, the interview, zoning and premises security, and what to do when an application goes wrong
• Federal explosives licenses and permits, magazine construction, the tables of distances, and explosives records
• The National Firearms Act: the forms, eForms, manufacturing, marking, and dealer samples
• Acquisition and disposition records, Form 4473, electronic recordkeeping, required reports, and surviving an ATF inspection
• The firearms and ammunition excise tax that catches new manufacturers
• Importing and exporting under ITAR and the Export Administration Regulations, and registration with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
• Federal contracting (registration, winning work, qualification, cybersecurity, and getting paid) and selling to law enforcement
• How state law layers on top of federal law, with a state-by-state reference
• A compliance calendar, a form index, a citation quick reference, and a regulatory status table

The law in this field moves faster than publishing. Every requirement in this book is marked as in force, proposed, or contested, with the scope of every court decision stated plainly, so a proposal is never mistaken for a rule.

Robert Adam Clifford is an international arms and explosives dealer, manufacturer, and importer and exporter, the owner of Pathfinder Defense LLC, and a successful defense and law enforcement contractor. He also designed Pathbound, our electronic bound book.

This book is for education and reference. It is not legal advice.