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FFL question
kidthatsirish
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Resently i purchased a gun off GB and needed ffl transfer so i started asking prices at local shops one said they charged $45 which covered them having it shipped in plus tranfer then said they have to charge tax on original purchase price? Gun was bought out of state no tax. Went to another shop $20 no tax. Question is this legal or not charging tax again? I think not? Should this guy be reported and if so to whom. State is PA. if it makes a diff.?
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1. If I wanted to obtain a FFL for my own use (buying/selling my personal guns), would this be Type 01 license?
2. Can the FFL be registered at my own personal residence (no retail store)? I've been told this is done all the time.
I checked him on EZ Check and everything is correct. Is this good enough for an individual? Or just asking for trouble?
Todd
She is a school teacher and has summers off not to mention she is home before 3 most days. So if I hold the license how much of the buying and selling can she do?
Also, can she do much of the paperwork for consignment sells, shipping... etc?
"I was primarily wanting to get one to get a couple of class 3 weapons but would like to be able to handle a few transfers a year for fam and friends. A person I was talking to at work was trying to say that there were different types of permits and if I was a dealer I could'nt get the class 3 but as a collector you could get class 3 and still handle a limited number of transfers a year. Do you know if this is true?"
On that same note, does each location have to have a separate FFL? Or is there just one corporate FFL?
Can I (non FFL holder) ship a a non C&R handgun direct to a FFL holder, or do I need to ship FFL to FFL? Thanks.
Ammunition includes cartridge cases, primers, bullets or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm other than an antique firearm. Items NOT covered include blank ammunition, tear gas ammunition, pellets and nonmetallic shotgun hulls without primers. Generally, no records are required for ammunition transactions. However, information about the disposition of armor piercing ammunition is required to be entered into a record by importers, manufacturers, and collectors. A license is not required for dealers in ammunition only. [18 U. S. C. 921( a)( 17) and 922( b)( 5), 27 CFR 178.11]
You would require a manufacturer of ammunition license, FFL type 06 to manufacture bullets for sale.
So does that mean no?
Todd
I know it requires a FFL, and it's almost impossible to run a gun-shop out of your home. Can you establish a gunsmith shop in your home, or do you need an official store-front according to every zoning constraint and what-not?
Are there any requirements different to be a gunsmith than strictly selling? Thanks.
O Lord,
grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change
the courage to change the things I can,
and the supreme firepower to make the difference.
I need some input please.
Now.....if some nut sends you several crazy emails....thats different. Stop everything and send that nut some random crazy pictures. You can't let that mess go. Everyone has their limits!
Dealer was pretty upset about it.
I was in a gun shop the other day and a customer arrived to pick up his gun and when they opened the box the mags were full but not in the rifle.
Dealer was pretty upset about it.
No reason for the dealer to be upset, they had nothing to do with it..
If you were doing a transfer for somebody, and the gun arrived to you in a box, unloaded, but had magazines in the same box (not in the gun mind you) that were full of ammunition would this be against federal regulations?
It violates Postal Regulations (no ammo can be mailed), but not if shipped UPS.
Packing and Labeling Requirements for Ammunition:
All ammunition must be shipped in new corrugated packaging which meets the UPS Single Wall Box Strength Guidelines. Ammunition must be packed with internal boxes or partitioning or in metal clips. The internal boxes, partitions or clips must fit snugly into the external packaging that is securely closed so that it cannot open during transportation.
Theoretically, if the ammo had been loaded into plastic magazines (say AK mags), then there could be a UPS violation.
quote:Originally posted by kidthatsirish
If you were doing a transfer for somebody, and the gun arrived to you in a box, unloaded, but had magazines in the same box (not in the gun mind you) that were full of ammunition would this be against federal regulations?
It violates Postal Regulations (no ammo can be mailed), but not if shipped UPS.
Packing and Labeling Requirements for Ammunition:
All ammunition must be shipped in new corrugated packaging which meets the UPS Single Wall Box Strength Guidelines. Ammunition must be packed with internal boxes or partitioning or in metal clips. The internal boxes, partitions or clips must fit snugly into the external packaging that is securely closed so that it cannot open during transportation.
Theoretically, if the ammo had been loaded into plastic magazines (say AK mags), then there could be a UPS violation.
I Don't know who the carrier was or if it was usps or what.
Important Additional Information (why this isn't listed with the regular information is a mystery)
Ammunition may not be packaged with firearms
Ammunition may not be shipped to individuals under the age of 18
Ammunition is not accepted for shipment internationally
I stand corrected. I've also been guilty of slipping in a box or two of ammo with M1s. Now I know better.
Looking deeper into the UPS regulations it seems that I was wrong:
Important Additional Information (why this isn't listed with the regular information is a mystery)
Ammunition may not be packaged with firearms
Ammunition may not be shipped to individuals under the age of 18
Ammunition is not accepted for shipment internationally
I stand corrected. I've also been guilty of slipping in a box or two of ammo with M1s. Now I know better.
And even if you did, you are not breaking the LAW, just the shipping contract. [:D]
http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=691596
People make mistakes.
I had a customer call me and accuse me of trying to kill him. He bought a Davis .380 that had come out of a police property room. I had opened the slide and saw no cartridge, so it was "empty" and I shipped it.
What I didn't do was check for a bore obstruction. Seems the last gang-banger to handle this pistol had loaded it with .32 ACP ammo, and there was a .32 round lodged in the bore ahead of the chamber. The officer(s) who confiscated, tagged, cataloged and stored the pistol didn't find it, and I didn't find it. I am very glad that the buyer found it before loading and firing it.
Looking deeper into the UPS regulations it seems that I was wrong:
Important Additional Information (why this isn't listed with the regular information is a mystery)
Ammunition may not be packaged with firearms
Ammunition may not be shipped to individuals under the age of 18
Ammunition is not accepted for shipment internationally
I stand corrected. I've also been guilty of slipping in a box or two of ammo with M1s. Now I know better.
Ok so it's not actually a law then.