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Federal Firearms License Requirements
The Bill of Rights, a set of Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, guarantees the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms, including firearms like pistols, shotguns and rifles.

In our modern world more than two hundred years after the ratification of the Bill of Rights, firearms are highly regulated by the federal government. Anyone who wishes to sell firearms must scrupulously meet all federal firearms license requirements, including the requirement to obtain a federal firearms license or FFL.

Strict federal requirements over the manufacture and sale of firearms and ammunition were related to the tumultuous era surrounding the Vietnam War.

As a result of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other successful and unsuccessful assassination attempts at well-known national figures in the early 1960s, Congress passed the Gun Control Act of 1968. Part of the Gun Control Act was the need to obtain a federal firearms license (FFL) in order to sell firearms and/or ammunition.

The federal requirements for obtaining and renewing a federal firearms license (FFL) are strictly enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (officially abbreviated by the bureau as ATF; sometimes also referred to as BATF by the public). ATF Form 4473

ATF Form 4473

ATF is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice and this fact alone indicates that all paperwork in the FFL application and the bookkeeping mandated by the federal firearms requirements of a duly licensed dealer will be scrupulously examined by ATF agents.

Completing an FFL application is a daunting task that must be done with great attention to every detail or the FFL application will be denied. Once denied the applicant must follow the official appeal process.

Under federal firearms regulations, obtaining an FFL requires more than just the paperwork involved in filling out an application, complicated as it is. The complete application process for an FFL involves a personal on-site interview with an ATF agent.

The ATF agent indeed travels to the proposed business location specified in the FFL application and meets face-to-face with the applicant. The agent will inspect the premises to be used by the prospective federally licensed dealer and verbally test the dealer’s knowledge of federal firearms license requirements.

A little known part of the federal firearms license requirements is that holders of an FFL are not required to operate a formal storefront. Dealers can obtain an FFL for a home-based business provided it complies with all other federal, state and local regulations, including zoning ordinances. In this era of Internet opportunities and weekly gun shows as public events, having an FFL allows a part-time gun dealer to legally buy, sell and trade firearms from home, even an apartment.

Anyone interested in exercising their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms – or buy and sell them legally and at wholesale prices – can, especially with professional assistance, easily obtain the FFL that is mandated by federal firearms license requirements.

Class 3 FFL-What Is It?
Regulated under the National Firearms Act of 1934 a class 3 FFL is a license to deal firearms and destructive devices.

NFA firearms include:
Machine guns and certain machine gun parts Parts that can convert a regular gun into a machine gun Short barrel rifles (under 16 inches) Short barrel shotguns (under 18 inches) Silencers Gadget or disguised guns (pen guns, wallet guns, cane guns) '''

Destructive devices include:
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Hand grenades Bazookas Mortars Anti-tank guns (over .50 caliber) Artillery rounds

The National Firearms Act (NFA) was enacted in 1934 and placed a tax on the manufacture and sale of certain firearms. The act was amended and became part of the 1968 Gun Control Act. Firearms regulated by the Gun Control Act of 1968 are referred to as Title 1 and those regulated by the NFA are referred to as Title 2. In the following we will explain how this affects a Class 3 SOT Federal Firearms License (FFL).

What Is A Class 3 (SOT)
A reasonable definition of a NFA weapon includes: destructive devices, silencers (a.k.a. sound suppressors), short barreled rifles, machine guns, and short barreled shotguns. A machine gun is further defined as any weapon which can fire more than one shot with only one pull of the trigger.

Short barreled shotguns are defined as those with barrel lengths of less than 18”. However, rifles may have a barrel as short as 16”. The barrel length is measured from the closed breach to the muzzle. Both the shotgun and the rifle must be at least 26” in overall length as defined by the ATF. The overall length of the weapon is measured with the folding stock extended to the muzzle. An NFA weapon is frequently referred to as a Class 3 firearm or Class 3 weapon.

The National Firearms Act of 1934
The National Firearms Act of 1934 placed a heavy tax on the sale and transfer of NFA weapons and this tax is called a Special Occupational Tax (SOT). The tax levy has remained at $200 since 1934. In essence the Special Occupation is the business of manufacturing, importing and/or transferring NFA weapons.

Individuals and companies subject to SOTs must have the appropriate Federal Firearms License (FFL). SOT class 3 contains dealers who buy and sell NFA weapons and these dealers must have a Type 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 FFL. What makes all of these regulations doubly confusing is that transfer of NFA weapons is regulated by both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Bureau of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

In reality, there is no such thing as a Class 3 FFL. However gun dealers and buyers alike recognize the term to mean that a dealer has the right type of FFL from ATF along with the correct SOT classification with the IRS to sell NFA firearms like automatic weapons and NFA accessories like silencers.

It’s a complicated set of paperwork to become a Class 3 FFL dealer and as previously mentioned you need a Type 1 FFL as well. However the combination of a Type 1 and Class 3 Federal Firearms License (FFL) can be a very good money and time saving solution to all of your firearm needs.

Just so you know
You're not allowed to remove things from your talk page unless they're obviously vile or offensive, or they're supposed to go on a different page. Also, you might want to consider moving the fire-arms thing to your user page itself. ThunderkatzHo! 19:55, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, you are now allowed to edit another user's comment, as that amounts to lying about what the person has said. ThunderkatzHo! 20:13, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * guessing that is "not", not "now". but i'm not allowed to edit other's comments. ;-)--[[Image:Pink mowse.png|25px]]En attendant Godot 20:57, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * You are correct. That should read "not allowed".  Perfect time for me to make a typo...  ThunderkatzHo! 20:59, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * This is your final warning. Do it again and you will be marked a vandal.  Continued actions will be met with blocks.  ThunderkatzHo! 20:21, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

suggestion
Do you know you can make multiple user pages? when I'm drafting new ideas, or writing essays, or just want to see how i might edit something, i do User:WaitingforGodot/whatever here.... that would help you, i think. just make a new page for yourself, and link it to your main page.--En attendant Godot 21:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

FFL Application-What Do I Need To Know?
The FFL application process can seem very daunting at first. From all the paperwork that needs to be filled out, annual fees that are required, to information and updates that must be recorded; there are a host of things to do in order to obtain an FFL. The easiest way to conquer the FFL application process is to break it down into easy to understand steps that guide you along the way. In breaking it down into steps you’ll be making your job of applying easier to accomplish.

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Step 1
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The first step in the FFL application process is actually to order an application from the ATF. This can take up to two weeks to deliver! Since it’s one of the easiest steps in the process, there are other things that you can do meanwhile so that you’re making the most of your time.

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Step 2
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The second step to ensure success in your FFL application process is to check your local planning and zoning requirements and regulations to make sure that your FFL-holding business will be in compliance with local zoning ordinances. As many of us are well aware, zoning requirements are one of the most common reasons that an FFL is denied. You should therefore spend plenty of time making sure that your business will be in compliance. Do this while you’re waiting for your FFL application to come in, and you’ll be able to kill two birds with one stone.

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Step 3
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The third step is to make up your mind about which FFL you’d like to have. This is one of the most important steps because what class or type of license you obtain will determine what you ave to pay, what paperwork you will have to finish, and all the different requirements that you’ll have to meet. It doesn’t matter if you’re pursuing a class 3 license or a Curio & Relic (C&R) license, you’ll need to make sure that you choose the right type for the type of business you plan to conduct. FFL License ATF Form 4473

Step 4
The fourth step is to go ahead and incorporate your business or set up as sole proprietorship. In order to be a licensed FFL holder, you have to actually have a business. You can’t just have an FFL in your name alone; you actually have to have it in your business’s name as well. So you’ll have to go through the proper state agencies to set yourself up as a business. This is not to say you cannot run the business from your home, but you will need to setup a business front.

Once you’ve done all these things – set yourself up as a business, decided which FFL’s you want, and confirmed that your zoning is okay – you’ll want to mail in that application to the ATF, and they should have it back to you in two months. After that all you do is wait, and then you have the FFL interview from the ATF. Once you get past the interview, you get your license and get rolling. It’s all downhill from there.

In short, if you’re going through the FFL application process, the best way to handle it is to break it up into steps. There are FFL Guides available making the process easier, better understood and increase chances 10 fold of obtaining your Federal Firearms License (FFL).