| Want to know more about getting your FFL? It | | | | provider, the technique isn't hard. If you want some |
| certainly makes sense to take action, given the | | | | additional advice on completing your federal firearms |
| move toward a more liberal congress. They may | | | | license application, there are many resources available. |
| begin to crackdown on FFL approvals in the coming | | | | Who Manages The License? The ATF ( Bureau of |
| years. | | | | Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ) is in charge of |
| The Gun Control Act (18 U.S.C. sec. 923(d)) | | | | controlling Fed Firearms Licensees'. The ATF is |
| empowers the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and | | | | empowered according to the Gun Control Act ( |
| Firearms the ability to regulate businesses engaging in | | | | eighteen USC Sec 923 ( d ) ). How Does A Kit Help |
| firearms sales and service and sets out the federal | | | | Me? A kit will help you make the Federal Agency. |
| firearms license requirements. Holding an FFL to | | | | Firearms License Application a lot faster. |
| engage in certain such activities has been a legal | | | | Before you get a kit, make sure it's being sold by a |
| requirement within the United States of America | | | | honest to goodness Fed Firearms license holder. |
| since the enactment of the Gun Control Act in 1968. | | | | There are many kits that didn't seem to be they |
| Exactly What is an FFL License & How Can it | | | | knew what they were talking about. Why Is There |
| Help Me? | | | | A Rush To Get The Firearms Licenses? Dependent |
| FFL is shorthand for Federal Firearms License.It's a | | | | on who you ask, some people think the new |
| license that authorizes firms and people to sell | | | | administration might stop issuing FFL licenses. Once |
| firearms. | | | | again, nobody knows for sure but if you have |
| With a Federal Firearms License, you have access to | | | | considered getting your FFL -- now may be the time |
| wholesale prices for firearms. Usually the savings on | | | | to do it. |
| firearms purchases will more than offset the cost of | | | | The processing of the Federal Firearms License |
| the license. Most firearms are discounted by about | | | | application is handled by the Bureau of Alcohol, |
| 30% when you purchase them from a wholesaler. | | | | Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATF). The |
| That 30% discount will probably translate to at least | | | | application process involves filling out their application |
| $150 to $200 in savings. | | | | form, ensuring that you meet all of the federal |
| Is It tricky to Get It? Maybe. If you try to do it on | | | | requirements, and ensuring that there are no special |
| your own it's possible but make one mistake and it | | | | state requirements or restrictions that could impact |
| can cause long delays including the refusal of your | | | | your application. |
| claim. When you get an FFL Kit to help from a true | | | | |