Fire Arms Dealer License » FFL License Application

What’s Needed for your FFL License Application?

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:00:34 +0000

You will need to have a valid Federal Firearms License (FFL) in order to do business in the firearms industry which means that you will need to complete an FFL license application. This has been a legal requirement per the Gun Control Act of 1968 which was enacted in the United States of America. The entire licensing system is overseen by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) and once you obtain your license from them it is valid for three years. Then, it must be renewed for another three years. Don’t wait too long to apply for your FFL because you cannot do business selling firearms and ammunition without it.

What’s Required After You Have Sent Your FFL License Application?

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:00:14 +0000

All of the following regulations must be followed after your FFL License application has been approved and you have received your firearms license:

3. The business will not be conducted under the license until the requirements of State and local law applicable to the business have been met.
4. The applicant has sent or delivered a form to the chief law enforcement officer where the premises are located.

When you Don’t Need an FFL License Application

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:00:59 +0000

In order to be in the business of dealing in, manufacturing, or importing firearms or manufacturing or importing ammunition, you are required per the Gun Control Act to fill out an FFL license application in order to obtain a Federal Firearms License. You do not need to get an FFL License Application if you “make occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or you sell all or part of your personal collection of firearms” or you are “a person who makes occasional repairs or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms”.

Get an FFL License Application

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:27 +0000

In order to be in the business of dealing in, manufacturing, or importing firearms or manufacturing or importing ammunition, you are required per the Gun Control Act to obtain a Federal Firearms License. The licensing system is administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agency. If you want to be a firearms dealer with a firearms license, you must be defined as, “a person who is engaged in the business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail, repairing firearms, or making or fitting special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms” or “a person who is a pawnbroker”. You do not need to get an FFL License Application if you “make occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or you sell all or part of your personal collection of firearms” or you are “a person who makes occasional repairs or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms”.

There are certain regulations that must be met when you are applying for a firearms license. The Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agency will approve an applicant if he or she:

• Is at least 21 years old.
• Is not prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition.
• Has not willfully violated the Gun Control Act or its regulations.
• Has not willfully failed to disclose material information or willfully made false statements concerning material facts in connection with his or her application.
• Has premises (which can be his or her home) for conducting business or collecting for C&R; and the applicant certifies that:

1. The business to be conducted under the license is not prohibited by State or local law in the place where the licensed premise is located.
2. Within 30 days after the application is approved the business will comply with the requirements of State and local law applicable to the content of the business.
3. The business will not be conducted under the license until the requirements of State and local law applicable to the business have been met.
4. The applicant has sent or delivered a form to the chief law enforcement officer where the premises are located.

All of the above regulations are essential before getting your FFL license application.