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C&R license

ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
Once you apply for a C&R license, how long does it take to get one.
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am trying to get my C&R license updated to my new address. The form the ATF sent to amend my license is the same one for a regular FFL. What do I do about all of the questions about zoning ordinances and "business to be conducted"? It also has places for signatures under these questions. None of this is relevant for a type 03 Collector of Curio and Relic license. What am I supposed to do? If I answer yes or no to these questions it appears as if I am "engaging in business" as the ATF defines it. Someone please help before I just rip up the forms and say to heck with it.

    Better to have and not need, than need and not have.
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a C&R License from the ATF and I find it so hard sometimes to get an FFL dealer to give me the time of day[V]. Twice now I've located Beretta 418 pistols for sale. Both were manufactured more than 50 years ago and even though not listed by name, fall under the ATF description of any firearm manufactured 50 years before this current date are C&R qualified, yet the sellers treat my C&R License as if it's the kiss of death[xx(]. I just don't understand it, isn't my American dollars just as good as the next guys[?] I sure don't want to get them or myself into trouble with the ATF, but after reading the do's and don'ts of owning a C&R License, I know I'm right on this one[:D]. Now if I can just get the Dealers to recognize this[;)].
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone know how long it takes to get a c&r license?

    Larry
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nothing major here...just thought I'd let folks that are considering getting a C&R license know that it's well worth the little bit of effort required. I filled out the two copies (quick & easy), mailed one to the Sherriff's Office and the other to the BATF on 10/6, with check for $30.00. The license came today (11/4). I am amazed at how quickly it got here. I had heard that you get sick of waiting, and about to the point of giving up before it comes. Not at all- they say four to six weeks, and they ain't lying!
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Many of the firearms available on gunbroker.com meet the 'curio and relic' status and can be purchased by someone with the 'curio and relic license', and be shipped directly to that person, rather than going through an FFL dealer.

    Is getting a C&R license worth the effort? It costs $30 for 3 years, (and I've had to pay a local FFL holder $25 for just 1 gun). That obviously tells me that it is a good investment money wise, but are there possible problems that I'd be setting myself up for? Are there paperwork hassles, bureaucratic bothers, or other harrassments that go along with it, or is it relatively painless to have and use the C&R license?

    Current C&R holders please reply. I welcome your stories, good and bad, and any other input.

    Thanks,
    Rareblair



    IF IT AIN'T DONE RIGHT, IT AIN'T DONE YET!!!
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How do you get a C&R license(permit?)
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As marsye [4/8/02 11:51 am], I too applied for a C&R license. I mailed and included check. Anyone have an idea timing on the part of the BAFT? Do they sit on the application for weeks or cash the check and issue the license?
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    how do i get a c&r license
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am thinking about getting a c&r lincense,what guns and how old fall under this lincense?
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Does anyone have one of these licenses, and if so - can you save money when buying ammo, reloading materials, etc from the internet dealers. Is this a good option?

    Rickster
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    can an individual ship an action from a 97 winchester to a person with a c&r license?
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Please correct me if I'm wrong. The C&R firearms license is for personal collections and CANNOT be used like an FFL. I was thinking of getting one because I'm tired of paying the $25/$30 dollars every time I get a firearm. Please help me understand the pros and cons.. THANKS so much... Mike
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  • ginger49023ginger49023 Member Posts: 655 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are the c&r license worth the cost and time to get if one just buys or trades a old gun 4-5 times a year? Also how often do you have to renew them? Thanks
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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    Waiting on mine also. Have heard from FFL friends that have sent in the're renewals on schedule that there has really been a backlog after 9/11. They don't even have the application forms for an FFL. They are on backorder.
    AlleninAlaska
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  • crisisbillcrisisbill Member Posts: 487 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Through my shop I have assisted a number of people get their C&R, and it is running anywhere from 30 to 90 days, alot depends on the part of the country you are from.If you are in Ca,NJ, Mass or New York City, or some of it's nearby counties you may even be subject to a interview or the longer period.Here is site that is somewhat helpfull http://www.goldenloki.com/misc/crffl.htm
    If you Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Failfreetog@ulster.net
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