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Obtaining your Federal Firearms License
What's this all about?
If you've ever bought a gun online or through a catalog, you did it with the help of a federally licensed firearms dealer. You know those transfer fees that you paid? They go directly to the licensed dealer! If you think about it, over time a licensed
dealer can make a substantial amount of money just from these fees alone.
How can a Federal Firearms License help me?
While it may seem like an annoyance and an unnecessary fee, you need to look at it from the other side of the coin. If you had your federal firearms license, you could be the one that's getting paid $10-$50 for firearms that you deliver to someone! How great would it be to be dealer that gets a fee for performing a few easy tasks? $$$Cha-Ching$$$
Could i become a gun dealer?
With your firearms license, you could also buy firearms at wholesale prices, sell them for a profit, and still occasionally get paid for any transfers that you may do. Sounds like the makings of a great part time career.
Okay, sounds good you say, but what is the drawback? Why doesn't everyone do this?
A very good question indeed. The problem lies with the bureaucracy that's involved with obtaining a license. If you scroll down this page, you'll see a copy of The Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618 Section 923--Licensing. Take your time and read through it.
Did it make sense? Does it look easy? Do you think it would be easy to attempt on your own?
If you answered no to any of these questions, you'd be 100% correct. Attempting to get a federal firearms license on your own is damned near impossible. Many people try and fail, and in the process get their applications rejected, or held up. This is NOT what you want to happen when you're dealing with the government. Especially if you're in a hurry and worried about the next president chipping away at our gun rights.
So what can you do?
The absolute best way to attempt to get your federal firearms license is to enlist the help of someone that's knowledgeable in that area. Especially someone that IS a FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER themselves! Someone that will provide you with a kit that's currently up to date on the newest laws and regulations concerning licensing. Someone that will have answers for you every step of the way on your application process. Someone that has a forum and website devoted to supporting this product.
Sounds good doesn't it?
Imagine how much time you'd have to invest if you were to apply for this license on your own. How many hours do you think it would take you? How much is your time worth? Now imagine that your application was rejected and you had to do it again, or even worse...indefinitely held up? If you do the math, you'll see rather quickly that even if you value your time at minimum wage, it still could be a very expensive endeavor with results that are iffy at best. If you're thinking in the hundreds of dollars, you'd be correct.
Now, what if i told you that help is available for $19.49?
Yes, ONLY 19.49! A mere fraction of what it could possibly cost you if you attempted it on your own. And this doesn't take into account the chances that your application will be denied or held up. This is a complete no-brainer for ANYONE that's interested in obtaining their Federal Firearms License.
So how do i get it?
It's simple really, just CLICK HERE to get started
If you've ever bought a gun online or through a catalog, you did it with the help of a federally licensed firearms dealer. You know those transfer fees that you paid? They go directly to the licensed dealer! If you think about it, over time a licensed
dealer can make a substantial amount of money just from these fees alone.
How can a Federal Firearms License help me?
While it may seem like an annoyance and an unnecessary fee, you need to look at it from the other side of the coin. If you had your federal firearms license, you could be the one that's getting paid $10-$50 for firearms that you deliver to someone! How great would it be to be dealer that gets a fee for performing a few easy tasks? $$$Cha-Ching$$$
Could i become a gun dealer?
With your firearms license, you could also buy firearms at wholesale prices, sell them for a profit, and still occasionally get paid for any transfers that you may do. Sounds like the makings of a great part time career.
Okay, sounds good you say, but what is the drawback? Why doesn't everyone do this?
A very good question indeed. The problem lies with the bureaucracy that's involved with obtaining a license. If you scroll down this page, you'll see a copy of The Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618 Section 923--Licensing. Take your time and read through it.
Did it make sense? Does it look easy? Do you think it would be easy to attempt on your own?
If you answered no to any of these questions, you'd be 100% correct. Attempting to get a federal firearms license on your own is damned near impossible. Many people try and fail, and in the process get their applications rejected, or held up. This is NOT what you want to happen when you're dealing with the government. Especially if you're in a hurry and worried about the next president chipping away at our gun rights.
So what can you do?
The absolute best way to attempt to get your federal firearms license is to enlist the help of someone that's knowledgeable in that area. Especially someone that IS a FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER themselves! Someone that will provide you with a kit that's currently up to date on the newest laws and regulations concerning licensing. Someone that will have answers for you every step of the way on your application process. Someone that has a forum and website devoted to supporting this product.
Sounds good doesn't it?
Imagine how much time you'd have to invest if you were to apply for this license on your own. How many hours do you think it would take you? How much is your time worth? Now imagine that your application was rejected and you had to do it again, or even worse...indefinitely held up? If you do the math, you'll see rather quickly that even if you value your time at minimum wage, it still could be a very expensive endeavor with results that are iffy at best. If you're thinking in the hundreds of dollars, you'd be correct.
Now, what if i told you that help is available for $19.49?
Yes, ONLY 19.49! A mere fraction of what it could possibly cost you if you attempted it on your own. And this doesn't take into account the chances that your application will be denied or held up. This is a complete no-brainer for ANYONE that's interested in obtaining their Federal Firearms License.
So how do i get it?
It's simple really, just CLICK HERE to get started
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The Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618 Section 923--Licensing
§ 923. Licensing
(a) No person shall engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, or importing or manufacturing ammunition, until he has filed an application with and received a license to do so from the Secretary. The application shall be in such form and contain only that information necessary to determine eligibility for licensing as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe and shall include a photograph and fingerprints of the applicant. Each applicant shall pay a fee for obtaining such a license, a separate fee being required for each place in which the applicant is to do business, as follows:
(1) If the applicant is a manufacturer --
(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor
piercing ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year;
(B) of firearms other than destructive devices, a fee of $50 per year; or
(C) of ammunition for firearms, other than ammunition for destructive
devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $10 per year.
(2) If the applicant is an importer --
(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year; or
(B) of firearms other than destructive devices or ammunition for firearms other than destructive devices, or ammunition other than armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $50 per year.
(3) If the applicant is a dealer --
(A) in destructive devices or ammunition for destructive devices, a fee of $1,000 per year; or
(B) who is not a dealer in destructive devices, a fee of $200 for 3 years, except that the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years.
[(C) Repealed. Pub.L. 103-159, Title III, § 303(4), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1546.]
(b) Any person desiring to be licensed as a collector shall file an application for such license with the Secretary. The application shall be in such form and contain only that information necessary to determine eligibility as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The fee for such license shall be $10 per year. Any license granted under this subsection shall only apply to transactions in curios and relics.
(c) Upon the filing of a proper application and payment of the prescribed fee, the Secretary shall issue to a qualified applicant the appropriate license which, subject to the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of law, shall entitle the licensee to transport, ship, and receive firearms and ammunition covered by such license in interstate or foreign commerce during the period stated in the license. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer from maintaining and disposing of a personal collection of firearms, subject only to such restrictions as apply in this chapter to dispositions by a person other than a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer. If any firearm is so
disposed of by a licensee within one year after its transfer from his business inventory into such licensee's personal collection or if such disposition or any other acquisition is made for the purpose of willfully evading the restrictions placed upon licensees by this chapter, then such firearm shall be deemed part of such licensee's business inventory, except that any licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer who has maintained a firearm as part of a personal collection for one year and who sells or otherwise disposes of such firearm shall record the description of the firearm in a bound volume, containing the name and place of residence and date of birth of the transferee if the transferee is an individual, or the identity and principal and local places of business of the transferee if the transferee is a corporation or other business entity: Provided, That no other recordkeeping shall be required.
(d)(1) Any application submitted under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be approved if --
(A) the applicant is twenty-one years of age or over;
(B) the applicant (including, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or association, any individual possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation, partnership, or association) is not prohibited from
transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce under section 922(g) and (n) of this chapter;
(C) the applicant has not willfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations issued thereunder;
(D) the applicant has not willfully failed to disclose any material
information required, or has not made any false statement as to any material fact, in connection with his application;
(E) the applicant has in a State (i) premises from which he conducts
business subject to license under this chapter or from which he intends to
conduct such business within a reasonable period of time, or (ii) in the case of a collector, premises from which he conducts his collecting subject to license under this chapter or from which he intends to conduct such
collecting within a reasonable period of time; and
(F) the applicant certifies that --
(i) 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;
(ii)(I) within 30 days after the application is approved the business
will comply with the requirements of State and local law applicable to the conduct of the business; and
(II) the business will not be conducted under the license until the
requirements of State and local law applicable to the business have been met; and
(iii) that the applicant has sent or delivered a form to be prescribed by the Secretary, to the chief law enforcement officer of the locality in which the premises are located, which indicates that the applicant intends to apply for a Federal firearms license.
(2) The Secretary must approve or deny an application for a license within the 60-day period beginning on the date it is received. If the Secretary fails to act within such period, the applicant may file an action under section 1361 of title 28 to compel the Secretary to act. If the Secretary approves an applicant's application, such applicant shall be issued a license upon the payment of the prescribed fee.
(e) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, revoke any license issued under this section if the holder of such license has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, revoke the license of a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition. The Secretary's action under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (f) of this section.
(f)(1) Any person whose application for a license is denied and any holder of a license which is revoked shall receive a written notice from the Secretary stating specifically the grounds upon which the application was denied or upon which the license was revoked. Any notice of a revocation of a license shall be given to the holder of such license before the effective date of the revocation.
(2) If the Secretary denies an application for, or revokes, a license, he shall, upon request by the aggrieved party, promptly hold a hearing to review his denial or revocation. In the case of a revocation of a license, the Secretary shall upon the request of the holder of the license stay the effective date of the revocation. A hearing held under this paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved party.
(3) If after a hearing held under paragraph (2) the Secretary decides not to reverse his decision to deny an application or revoke a license, the Secretary shall give notice of his decision to the aggrieved party. The aggrieved party may at any time within sixty days after the date notice was given under this paragraph file a petition with the United States district court for the district in which he resides or has his principal place of business for a de novo judicial review of such denial or revocation. In a proceeding conducted under this subsection, the court may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the proceeding whether or not such evidence was considered at the hearing held under paragraph (2). If the court decides that the Secretary was not authorized to deny the application or to revoke the license, the court shall order the Secretary to take such action as may be necessary to comply with the judgment of the court.
(4) If criminal proceedings are instituted against a licensee alleging any violation of this chapter or of rules or regulations prescribed under this chapter, and the licensee is acquitted of such charges, or such proceedings are terminated, other than upon motion of the Government before trial upon such charges, the Secretary shall be absolutely barred from denying or revoking any license granted under this chapter where such denial or revocation is based in whole or in part on the facts which form the basis of such criminal charges. No proceedings for the revocation of a license shall be instituted by the Secretary more than one year after the filing of the indictment or information.
(g)(1)(A) Each licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, and licensed dealer shall maintain such records of importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms at his place of business for such period, and in such form, as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. Such importers, manufacturers, and dealers shall not be required to submit to the Secretary reports and information with respect to such records and the contents thereof, except as expressly required by this section. The Secretary, when he has reasonable cause to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred and that evidence thereof may be found on such premises, may, upon demon
(a) No person shall engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, or importing or manufacturing ammunition, until he has filed an application with and received a license to do so from the Secretary. The application shall be in such form and contain only that information necessary to determine eligibility for licensing as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe and shall include a photograph and fingerprints of the applicant. Each applicant shall pay a fee for obtaining such a license, a separate fee being required for each place in which the applicant is to do business, as follows:
(1) If the applicant is a manufacturer --
(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor
piercing ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year;
(B) of firearms other than destructive devices, a fee of $50 per year; or
(C) of ammunition for firearms, other than ammunition for destructive
devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $10 per year.
(2) If the applicant is an importer --
(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year; or
(B) of firearms other than destructive devices or ammunition for firearms other than destructive devices, or ammunition other than armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $50 per year.
(3) If the applicant is a dealer --
(A) in destructive devices or ammunition for destructive devices, a fee of $1,000 per year; or
(B) who is not a dealer in destructive devices, a fee of $200 for 3 years, except that the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years.
[(C) Repealed. Pub.L. 103-159, Title III, § 303(4), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1546.]
(b) Any person desiring to be licensed as a collector shall file an application for such license with the Secretary. The application shall be in such form and contain only that information necessary to determine eligibility as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The fee for such license shall be $10 per year. Any license granted under this subsection shall only apply to transactions in curios and relics.
(c) Upon the filing of a proper application and payment of the prescribed fee, the Secretary shall issue to a qualified applicant the appropriate license which, subject to the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of law, shall entitle the licensee to transport, ship, and receive firearms and ammunition covered by such license in interstate or foreign commerce during the period stated in the license. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer from maintaining and disposing of a personal collection of firearms, subject only to such restrictions as apply in this chapter to dispositions by a person other than a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer. If any firearm is so
disposed of by a licensee within one year after its transfer from his business inventory into such licensee's personal collection or if such disposition or any other acquisition is made for the purpose of willfully evading the restrictions placed upon licensees by this chapter, then such firearm shall be deemed part of such licensee's business inventory, except that any licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer who has maintained a firearm as part of a personal collection for one year and who sells or otherwise disposes of such firearm shall record the description of the firearm in a bound volume, containing the name and place of residence and date of birth of the transferee if the transferee is an individual, or the identity and principal and local places of business of the transferee if the transferee is a corporation or other business entity: Provided, That no other recordkeeping shall be required.
(d)(1) Any application submitted under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be approved if --
(A) the applicant is twenty-one years of age or over;
(B) the applicant (including, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or association, any individual possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation, partnership, or association) is not prohibited from
transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce under section 922(g) and (n) of this chapter;
(C) the applicant has not willfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations issued thereunder;
(D) the applicant has not willfully failed to disclose any material
information required, or has not made any false statement as to any material fact, in connection with his application;
(E) the applicant has in a State (i) premises from which he conducts
business subject to license under this chapter or from which he intends to
conduct such business within a reasonable period of time, or (ii) in the case of a collector, premises from which he conducts his collecting subject to license under this chapter or from which he intends to conduct such
collecting within a reasonable period of time; and
(F) the applicant certifies that --
(i) 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;
(ii)(I) within 30 days after the application is approved the business
will comply with the requirements of State and local law applicable to the conduct of the business; and
(II) the business will not be conducted under the license until the
requirements of State and local law applicable to the business have been met; and
(iii) that the applicant has sent or delivered a form to be prescribed by the Secretary, to the chief law enforcement officer of the locality in which the premises are located, which indicates that the applicant intends to apply for a Federal firearms license.
(2) The Secretary must approve or deny an application for a license within the 60-day period beginning on the date it is received. If the Secretary fails to act within such period, the applicant may file an action under section 1361 of title 28 to compel the Secretary to act. If the Secretary approves an applicant's application, such applicant shall be issued a license upon the payment of the prescribed fee.
(e) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, revoke any license issued under this section if the holder of such license has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, revoke the license of a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition. The Secretary's action under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (f) of this section.
(f)(1) Any person whose application for a license is denied and any holder of a license which is revoked shall receive a written notice from the Secretary stating specifically the grounds upon which the application was denied or upon which the license was revoked. Any notice of a revocation of a license shall be given to the holder of such license before the effective date of the revocation.
(2) If the Secretary denies an application for, or revokes, a license, he shall, upon request by the aggrieved party, promptly hold a hearing to review his denial or revocation. In the case of a revocation of a license, the Secretary shall upon the request of the holder of the license stay the effective date of the revocation. A hearing held under this paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved party.
(3) If after a hearing held under paragraph (2) the Secretary decides not to reverse his decision to deny an application or revoke a license, the Secretary shall give notice of his decision to the aggrieved party. The aggrieved party may at any time within sixty days after the date notice was given under this paragraph file a petition with the United States district court for the district in which he resides or has his principal place of business for a de novo judicial review of such denial or revocation. In a proceeding conducted under this subsection, the court may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the proceeding whether or not such evidence was considered at the hearing held under paragraph (2). If the court decides that the Secretary was not authorized to deny the application or to revoke the license, the court shall order the Secretary to take such action as may be necessary to comply with the judgment of the court.
(4) If criminal proceedings are instituted against a licensee alleging any violation of this chapter or of rules or regulations prescribed under this chapter, and the licensee is acquitted of such charges, or such proceedings are terminated, other than upon motion of the Government before trial upon such charges, the Secretary shall be absolutely barred from denying or revoking any license granted under this chapter where such denial or revocation is based in whole or in part on the facts which form the basis of such criminal charges. No proceedings for the revocation of a license shall be instituted by the Secretary more than one year after the filing of the indictment or information.
(g)(1)(A) Each licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, and licensed dealer shall maintain such records of importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms at his place of business for such period, and in such form, as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. Such importers, manufacturers, and dealers shall not be required to submit to the Secretary reports and information with respect to such records and the contents thereof, except as expressly required by this section. The Secretary, when he has reasonable cause to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred and that evidence thereof may be found on such premises, may, upon demon
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- kev kev Mar 17, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
- From the ATF website:
"A Federal firearms license confers no right or privilege to carry a firearm, concealed or otherwise. Permits to carry are issued by State or local authorities.
[27 CFR 478.58] "
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- Charmed_Indeed Charmed_Indeed Mar 7, 2009 @ 12:50 pm | in reply to Bert
- An FFL license has nothing to do with concealed carry laws. You're confusing the two of them.
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- STEVE STEVE Feb 13, 2009 @ 11:34 am
- Does a FFL allow you to own automatic weapons? Are automatic weapons considered destructive devices?
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- Bert Bert Feb 9, 2009 @ 8:20 pm
- Does a FFL allow you to carry a weapon concealed into all states while conducting business
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- Charmed_Indeed Charmed_Indeed Dec 13, 2008 @ 8:36 am | in reply to steadman
- That's a very good question. .50 caliber firearms are not considered destructive devices. The law states that anything OVER .50 caliber is generally considered a destructive device, UNLESS it's a shotgun used for sporting purposes.
As an example, a 12 gauge shotgun is perfectly legal to own yet the bore is the equivalent of .729 caliber - Well above the .50 caliber limit, but it's used for sport and is a shotgun. However there are shotguns - specifically revolver type shotguns for example - that are considered destructive devices. So if you're considering the purchase of a firearm that's over .50 caliber and you're unsure of it's classification, it's often best to contact your local ATF office just to be on the safe side.
Hope that helps!
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