Guides for armorers, command staff and compliance teams
Practical guides on audit preparation, policy, tracking and vendor evaluation for law enforcement and Type 7+ manufacturers.
Twelve years of ATF data
The U.S. FFL Landscape, 2014–2026
Total licensees have barely moved in twelve years. Type 07 manufacturers rose 136%, Type 01 dealers fell 17.7%, and the map moved south and west.
Read the reportStart here if you are comparing systems
How to choose police asset management software: 2026 buyer’s guide
A practical evaluation guide covering duty gear tracking, chain of custody, expirations, qualifications, deployment and roster integration — with the ten criteria and the red flags to watch for in vendor demos.
Read the buyer’s guideExpiration policy & tracking guides
Body armor expiration: policy, liability & tracking for police departments
The liability exposure of expired vests in the field, what a department policy should include, and how to enforce replacement across a full agency roster.
Read the guideNarcan (naloxone) expiration tracking for police departments
Heat and cold exposure in patrol vehicles, replacement policy, lot-level recall lookups, and roster-wide tracking of every kit in the fleet.
Read the guideOC spray expiration & canister tracking for police departments
Shelf life, propellant pressure loss, canister-level accountability, and roster-wide replacement tracking for MK-3, MK-4, MK-9 and beyond.
Read the guideTaser / CEW service life & cartridge expiration tracking
Warranty windows, spark test cadence, cartridge expiration, and after-action reconciliation for every CEW and cartridge on the roster.
Read the guideATF compliance
ATF IOI audit preparation for Type 07 manufacturers: the enterprise guide
What Industry Operations Investigators actually check, why enterprise-scale inventories change the playbook, and how to be ready before the letter arrives.
Read the guideHow ATF FFL DIRECT trace responses work in APB360
From the request arriving automatically to a person approving the response from a phone — step by step.
FFL DIRECTRecent release notes
- A faster 360° employee profile
- Return flags for non-serialized assets
- Vendor management and asset files
- Live inventory
- Sign-in auditing & qualification thresholds
- Mobile asset API