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HOSS

you can find adds in the gun list and other publications that give you all the paper work and the required record keeping books i've seen them on some off the auction sites ebang.com for one I've been thinking about it myself the application stuff runs about $20 not sure what the license costs

Ruger-Redhawk

From what I've heard they are allot harder to get nowdays. I understand you have to have a store(regular business). Thanks to our Beloved ex President allot of FFL's have been pulled. I have talked to several who had them and gave them up. They are a more trouble then they are worth.Anytime your dealing with the Federal Gov't and BATF there's bound to be headaches. Many times I thought about getting one.After talking to dealers and friends who had them I decided I don't need one that bad.Unless you plan on making a full time business, I think you'll be wasting your time applying. I don't know how much they are a year but seems I heard around 250.00. I maybe wrong?Good luck on your venture if you go for it.Ruger Redhawk

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Ruger-Redhawk

Bull1870, I'm sure it is. I've talked to many people over the years and all of them say about the same thing.When I lived in South Florida I worked part time at a gun shop.I learned then that BATF can cause allot of headaches. That was 20 years ago. I wouldn't want to see how they are today.Ruger Redhawk

8mm/06

Had an FFL. Had to give it up on Klintoon's watch. He and his ilk made it impossible for a small time gun-dealer to do business. Small-gun businesses were targeted as a political trophy and were expertly excised from the free market.
I couldn't run such business from my home so I found a friend that would let me run it from his established business. The local township boards had jumped on the same "politically correct bandwagon" and it would have cost me $3000 for a site plan review (even though it was already an established business) and another $3000 for a parking site review.
I'm not that upset b/c I had originally gotten into the game for lower prices for myself. My involvelment actually probaly hurt (just a little) the REAL small time gun dealer. But the push to lower the actuall # of FFL's out there had a huge effect on some valid, established small shop gun dealers.
I may get back into the game someday, but the costs have gone up considerably. If you are really interested, you can contact your local BATF agent and they will provide you with the information about how to obtain an FFL.

hunt4fun1

Hey 8,
I wonder what Gobbler has to say to that!!!<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

8mm/06

Who cares?

boltman

I'm a FFL holder. I'm one of those small shop guys that clinton was trying to run out of business. There's a lot of paperwork involved in getting one, you can print the forms off of the ATF website, no need to pay for one of those $20 &quot;kits&quot; out of shotgun news. You then have to get fingerprinted and send in the form with two pictures of yourself and a $200 fee which is good for three years. You also have to send the form to the local chief law enforcement officer, the county sheriff in my case. In about three or four months the local ATF agent will contact you and set up a time to come out and look at your proposed place of business. He's looking to make sure you have a secure place to store firearms and that you actually have a place of business. It can be out of your house if you have a dedicated shop, much like the locksmiths that work from their houses. He then interviewed me for about two hours going over all the laws and requirements. Most of his statements ended in &quot;if you screw this up we'll put you in jail&quot;. In the end they approved me and I got my FFL. I'm sure a part of it was because I live in mississippi which is very rural and guns are a fact of life in every house. In a liberal state like new york I'd imagine it would be a lot tougher to get the FFL. Out here the county sheriff couldn't care less if I have a FFL, I've known the guy a long time and if he wanted a gun he'd probably come to me for it. In a state like New York there's no telling what the local police chief would say about, he'd probably complain about it. The ATF agent that interviewed me was a retired military officer and at the time I was a captain in the marine corps, I'm sure that may have helped as well since I obviously wasn't some criminal type.

I don't sell that many guns, it's just a sideline for me. I haven't had the ATF check me in the two years I've had the FFL but if they do I've always kept my books in good order so I shouldn't have any problems. Combine that with the fact that I haven't sold any stuff like AK-47's and MAC-10's, just a few beretta shotguns and a bunch of M70 supergrades. Not too many drug dealers using those in shootouts.

halcon

Boltman pretty well covered it . Go to the BATF and get your paperwork and they will tell you everything you need to know . A big thing to check is the zoning for the area your trying to establish a gun store in . Some locations will not meet the requirements .