NSSF to Hold Retailer Education Seminar June 24 in Bloomington, Ill.
National Shooting Sports Foundation 05.13.14

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has a NSSF Retailer Education Seminar scheduled at the Parke Regency Hotel & Conference Center, 1413 Leslie Drive in Bloomington, Illinois on June 24.
NSSF encourages all firearms retailers in the region to register to attend this five-hour seminar designed to help FFL holders stay in compliance and protect their livelihood.
Seminars will cover:
- Regulatory Requirements
- How to Recognize and Deter Straw Purchases
- Error Proofing Your 4473
- Acquisition and Disposition Book Ins and Outs
- Security of Inventory
- NICS Services to FFLs
- Understanding the NICS Process
- When You Are Inspected — The ATF Inspection Process
- Sales at Gun Shows
- NICS Background Check on Non-U.S. Citizens
A Q&A session will follow.
All attendees will receive an NSSF Retailer Education Kit that includes a number of compliance tools and materials, including a 4473 Overlay, articles on how to pass an inspection with flying colors and a Don’t Lie for the Other Guy straw purchase prevention kit.
These seminars are free to NSSF members and $100 per person for non-members.
NSSF has 12 Retailer Education Seminars planned this year and encourages all FFLs in these regions to attend:
April 15: Houston, Texas (North) April 16: Houston, Texas (South) April 22: San Antonio, Texas May 13: Phoenix, Ariz. May 20: Jacksonville, Fla. June 24: Bloomington, Ill. | June 26: Indianapolis, Ind. July 22: Charlotte, N.C. Aug. 12: Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 19: Springfield, Mass. Sept. 9: Denver, Colo. Sept. 16: Portland, Ore. |
Register at nssf.org/retailers/seminars.
