5 Benefits of Using Technology/Software for Your ATF Compliance
Friday, February 09 2024
5 Benefits of Using Technology/Software for Your ATF Compliance As a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL), you have a lot of responsibilities and obligations to ensure your business operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Managing your firearm compliance can be a daunting and time-consuming
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E4473 Now Offers First-Of-Its-Kind Cloud Storage
Wednesday, January 12 2022
Gone are the days of keeping endless boxes of 4473 paperwork in your backrooms and storage units. We are proud to announce our newest solution for the management of firearms transactions: E4473 Cloud Storage. Keep all of your paperwork in a secure, electronic format, including Form 4473. Learn more about how our ATF-compliant cloud storage
- Published in ATF, Bulletproof Security, Cloud Storage, Form 4473
Why Bravo POS Customers Need E4473
Tuesday, September 28 2021
There’s no better way to manage your inventory than with Bravo Store Systems point of sale (POS), but it’s time to take your store to the next level. E4473 is the only 360-degree digital solution that integrates with the Bravo Platform POS for Form 4473—allowing you to quickly and securely process firearm transactions. With seamless
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9 Ways E4473 Brings Your Business Into the 21st Century
Monday, September 13 2021
E4473 is not just another piece of technology. It’s not just for large firearm retailers or e-commerce firearm stores, either. Bringing your business up to speed has never been easier than with our E4473 system, which fully digitizes the process of firearm verification requests and background checks. It’s time to get with the times, so
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Understanding Critical Threats to Gun Shops and How to Protect Your Store
Wednesday, June 16 2021
Operating a firearm shop is no easy task and shouldn’t be taken lightly. For those in the firearm industry, it’s important to be aware of, and prepared for, the most critical threats to gun stores and pawn shops that sell firearms. There are several different safety steps you can implement to keep you and your
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What it means to have secure digital storage in 2021
Friday, March 26 2021
What is Secure Digital Storage? For anyone who is in business today, data is one of the most important assets. It’s also one that criminals are only too happy to steal. Or try to. Because of that, protecting your data needs to be a high priority. Putting a lock on your storeroom office isn’t enough.
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Personal Identity Protection in the Firearms Industry
Thursday, March 04 2021
Do legal gun purchasers have a right to anonymity? In light of the second amendment, that would seem to be a rhetorical question, but some gun control lobbyists have been arguing for years that making records of gun owners public will reduce crime. Personal identity protection and the storage of private data are critical issues
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Data Security in the Gun Industry
Thursday, February 18 2021
In August 2020, datasets containing over 240,000 records of the Utah Gun Exchange website were posted openly on a popular hacking forum. While the stolen databases didn’t contain any financial records, they did contain email addresses and hashed passwords. Many people hope and even believe that a data security breach won’t happen to them. The
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Why It’s Safer to Complete Form 4473 Online
Thursday, November 19 2020
We can learn a lot about the secure filing of digital forms from HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires the protection and confidential handling of protected health information (source). These regulations have spawned an immense, complex ecosystem of protocols for compliance. The consensus among experts in the field is that the electronic
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Completing Form 4473 Has Never Been Easier
Friday, November 06 2020
Lying on form 4473 is a felony. Thankfully, you’re not too likely to run into that situation. What’s much more common is having to identify and fix honest mistakes in the 75 fields that your customer needs to complete in order to make a purchase. You can spend time trying to keep your customers focused
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