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In an Explosives Industry Newsletter issued in June 2016, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reclassified Wetted Nitrocellulose...

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On August 5, 2016, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published a ruling authorizing the marking of certain destructive devices manufactured for the United States.....

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On August 11, 2016, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced its newest revision to the Guidelines for Preparing Agreements ("Agreement Guidelines"), Revision 4.4, which will.....

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On July 22, 2016, the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), published guidance addressing the registration requirements of the International Traffic in Arms.....

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It has come to our attention that a number of manufacturers & importers of guns & ammo are unaware of excise tax liability imposed on their business use of firearms & ammunition.

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently posted new processing times for National Firearms Act (NFA) transfer applications, Gun Control Act (GCA) license.....

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On June 3, 2016, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register changes to the International Traffic in Arms.....

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On May 26, 2016, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking...

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The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ("DDTC") advises industry that as of May 14, 2016, DDTC will no longer accept expired Forms DSP-83 Nontransfer and Use Certificate (the current form.....

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Pursuant to President Obama's announcement that the decades-long ban on the sale or transfer of arms and related materiel to Vietnam was being lifted, the Directorate of Defense Trade.....

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This alert is the final of three installments reviewing ATF's recent rulings on recordkeeping. Our previous alerts of May 11 and May 12, 2016, covered ATF. Rul 2016-1 and Rul. 2016-2, respectively.

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Our previous alert of May 11, 2016, covered ATF. Rul 2016-1, which addresses the requirements for federal firearms licensees ("FFLs") to maintain their acquisition and disposition records.....

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