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Title: NSSF to Hold Retailer Education Seminar September 16 in Portland, Ore.
Post by: GunLink on August 13, 2014, 08:38:10 PM
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has a NSSF Retailer Education Seminar scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport, 7900 NE 82nd Avenue, in Portland, Oregon, on September 16.

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 several Retailer Education Seminars planned for the remainder of this year and encourages all FFLs in these regions to attend:

Aug. 12: Pittsburgh, Penn.
Aug. 19: Springfield, Mass.   Sept. 9: Denver, Colo.
Sept. 16: Portland, Ore.

Register at http://nssf.org/retailers/seminars