smith_6288
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I am interested in obtaining an FFL. Can anybody give me any advise on how to go about it?
FFL
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Smith, Did you check out the ATF website? You may find all your answers there. At least pick up a regional phone number to call. I believe if you are going for a full License you are going to have to prove a store front location. No more selling out of basements or garages. If you are going for a C&R license I don't think you will have any problems.
Good Luck with your quest
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Anonymous
Good Luck with your quest
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We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge.
Anonymous
they do not want you to have an FFL unless you have a retail store.
The BATF is actively shutting down FFLs and working with county zoning ordinances closing down Kitchen table FFls.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>ATF receives and examines applications for
Federal firearms licenses at its National Licens-
ing Center (NLC),where it runs criminal
records checks and reviews documents for
problems that are apparent on the face of the
application,which it seeks to resolve before
referring the license application to the relevant
field office.Area supervisors in the field offices
review all new license applications.ATF con-
ducts full field inspections of all new manufac-
turer,importer,and pawnbroker applicants.In
addition,full field inspections are conducted of
other new applicants based on such factors as
the applicant ’s proximity to high crime areas,
State lines,or areas involved in illegal traffick-
ing of firearms (either as a source or a recipi-
ent),and the applicability of zoning and other
local ordinances.In processing license applica-
tions,ATF ’s objectives are to exclude unquali-
fied applicants and to educate new licensees in
their legal obligations for operating a firearms
business.Where possible,ATF conducts a face-
to-face interview with new applicants,except
those who apply for a collector ’s license.
Changes in the Federal Firearms
Licensing System
In 1993,the Administration and Congress
focused on efforts to keep firearms out of the
hands of criminals and regulate the illegal
flow of guns.Noting that it was often easier
to acquire a gun dealer license than a driver ’s
license,the President directed a review of gun
dealer licensing in August 1993,aimed at
ensuring that only those engaged in a legiti-
mate firearms business are licensed.At that
time,ATF estimated that 46 percent of li-
censed dealers conducted no business at all,
but used their licenses to buy and sell fire-
arms across State lines at wholesale prices,
often in violation of State and local zoning or
tax laws.
In modifying the Federal firearms licensing
system in 1993 and 1994,Congress added
more safeguards to ensure that only legiti-
mate gun dealers obtained Federal licenses.
The 1993 Brady Act increased the dealer
licensing fee from $10 per year to $200 for
the first three years and $90 for each addi-
tional three-year period.The Brady Act also
requires license applicants to certify that they
informed their Chief Law Enforcement Of-
ficer (CLEO)of the locality in which their
premises will be located of their intent to
apply for a license.Subsequently,under the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (Crime Act),licensees were re-
quired to submit photographs and finger-
prints as part of their application,and to
certify that their firearms business complied
with all State and local laws,including zon-
ing regulations.
Following these changes,the NLC reviewed
the eligibility of the entire licensee popula-
tion over a three-year period.As licensees
applied for renewal of licenses,they were
required to submit complete new application
packages with photographs,fingerprints and
information about the proposed business.
The majority of these renewal applications,as
well as new applications,were sent to field
offices where inspectors contacted the appli-
cants.Beginning in 1993,ATF field offices
established partnerships with State and local
licensing and zoning authorities to disqualify
the licensees who were operating in violation
of State or local law and to ensure that appli-
cants had notified local CLEOs of their intent
to enter the gun business.[/quote]
http://www.atf.treas.gov/breakingnews/020400report.pdf
dZ
The BATF is actively shutting down FFLs and working with county zoning ordinances closing down Kitchen table FFls.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>ATF receives and examines applications for
Federal firearms licenses at its National Licens-
ing Center (NLC),where it runs criminal
records checks and reviews documents for
problems that are apparent on the face of the
application,which it seeks to resolve before
referring the license application to the relevant
field office.Area supervisors in the field offices
review all new license applications.ATF con-
ducts full field inspections of all new manufac-
turer,importer,and pawnbroker applicants.In
addition,full field inspections are conducted of
other new applicants based on such factors as
the applicant ’s proximity to high crime areas,
State lines,or areas involved in illegal traffick-
ing of firearms (either as a source or a recipi-
ent),and the applicability of zoning and other
local ordinances.In processing license applica-
tions,ATF ’s objectives are to exclude unquali-
fied applicants and to educate new licensees in
their legal obligations for operating a firearms
business.Where possible,ATF conducts a face-
to-face interview with new applicants,except
those who apply for a collector ’s license.
Changes in the Federal Firearms
Licensing System
In 1993,the Administration and Congress
focused on efforts to keep firearms out of the
hands of criminals and regulate the illegal
flow of guns.Noting that it was often easier
to acquire a gun dealer license than a driver ’s
license,the President directed a review of gun
dealer licensing in August 1993,aimed at
ensuring that only those engaged in a legiti-
mate firearms business are licensed.At that
time,ATF estimated that 46 percent of li-
censed dealers conducted no business at all,
but used their licenses to buy and sell fire-
arms across State lines at wholesale prices,
often in violation of State and local zoning or
tax laws.
In modifying the Federal firearms licensing
system in 1993 and 1994,Congress added
more safeguards to ensure that only legiti-
mate gun dealers obtained Federal licenses.
The 1993 Brady Act increased the dealer
licensing fee from $10 per year to $200 for
the first three years and $90 for each addi-
tional three-year period.The Brady Act also
requires license applicants to certify that they
informed their Chief Law Enforcement Of-
ficer (CLEO)of the locality in which their
premises will be located of their intent to
apply for a license.Subsequently,under the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (Crime Act),licensees were re-
quired to submit photographs and finger-
prints as part of their application,and to
certify that their firearms business complied
with all State and local laws,including zon-
ing regulations.
Following these changes,the NLC reviewed
the eligibility of the entire licensee popula-
tion over a three-year period.As licensees
applied for renewal of licenses,they were
required to submit complete new application
packages with photographs,fingerprints and
information about the proposed business.
The majority of these renewal applications,as
well as new applications,were sent to field
offices where inspectors contacted the appli-
cants.Beginning in 1993,ATF field offices
established partnerships with State and local
licensing and zoning authorities to disqualify
the licensees who were operating in violation
of State or local law and to ensure that appli-
cants had notified local CLEOs of their intent
to enter the gun business.[/quote]
http://www.atf.treas.gov/breakingnews/020400report.pdf
dZ