Just looking to have a conversation around this. Any tips, recommendations, etc would be greatly appreciated.
So, hypothetically, let’s say a customer buys a suppressor from another dealer and has it sent to me as a transfer. The other store sends to me on a form 3. I reach out to the customer to set up a time to do the Form 4 etc, and no answer. Send email to email address on invoice, email kicked back. I checked for possible spelling errors in email “eg, bobsmith@gmial instead of @gmail”. Nothing there. Phone number out of service. Address on invoice looks to be a vacant property. What would I do with my new, free suppressor? Haha. 🤣
I currently have some very old firearms that were passed down to me. My hopes were I was going to pass them down to my children but unfortunately I don't have any. So I'm looking for advice or guidance on what the best course of action would be if I work to make the decision to sell these. I live in the state of New Hampshire which does allow private sale legally without an FFL. However I would like to be able to reach a larger pool of potential buyers. Not to mention I like the safety of selling through a licensed FFL. Is becoming an FFL something that can be achieved with just applying and paying a tax?? Considering I have 10 to 15 firearms would it be beneficial for me to get my FFL license?
I want yalls opinion on this. It’s obviously great news, especially for consumers. But is this essentially “monopolizing” the market to the named plaintiffs? Sounds like if you’re a FFL dealing in NFA items, you still have to do form 4s. Thoughts? Am I even understanding this properly?
Just trying to think through all of this new information. My understanding of the current state is that you have to be a Silencer Shop customer, along with some other requirements that seem pretty unclear.
Does this mean that if we sell a customer a suppressor, the suppressor itself also has to be acquired through Silencer Shop?
I am a Silencer Shop dealer, but I purchase inventory through several different distributors. For example, if I purchase a suppressor through RSR, would I still be able to sell it directly to a customer, or would that suppressor need to have been purchased through Silencer Shop?
I used to live in Arizona, got an Arizona drivers license. But then moved to Texas for work so I when to apply for Texas drivers license. Got the tx license and worked there ever since. They actually didn’t take my AZ license.
Now after layoff etc etc, I moved back to Arizona at my old home. Same address on my AZ license. And my AZ license isnt expired.
I saw a deal at local gun shop for a pistol and was wondering if I can buy that pistol in AZ? With my old AZ license that Texas never took away when I got my tx license?
The AZ license isnt expired. Can I use it to fill out the 4473 when I purchase that firearm? Or will it not go through? It’s not expired and I moved back to the same address.
This is kind of just a thought that came across my head when I was window shopping at the local gun store. Saw a good deal at the store.
I have purchase firearms before and filled out 4473 before, no problem and no felony. I’m just wondering how that AZ license will do. Thanks for any input/knowledge/suggestions!
Hi everyone,
New to an SOT and have a lot of customers asking for these particular brands (no surprise). Some CATS are on SS which is awesome, but where can I find SAW and RB, is it only direct to consumer?
Hi All,
I don't know if anyone here is a GUI specialist, but I know people have opinions. I'm looking for some input into two menu choices for my website.
1: Top menu - Dropdown 'Mega Menu':
or
2: Side menu, very Amazon-ish
I really like the second, but I'd like to hear some opinions. Look and feel can be pretty subjective. Can you find what you're looking for as easily with #2?
Please be gentle.
Thanks in advance.
Hello All,
I have a customer who needs to send a firearm he purchased from me back to Springfield Armory for a warranty claim. Springfield Armory contacted me and advised that the customer cannot send the firearm in himself, so the warranty process will need to go through me. I will be shipping the firearm to Springfield Armory on the customer’s behalf and receiving it back once the warranty work is completed.
My understanding is that I would first acquire the firearm into my A&D book for gunsmithing/repair. When I ship it to Springfield Armory, I would disposition it to them. Once Springfield returns the firearm to me, I would acquire it back into my A&D book.
My question is regarding the final return to the customer. Since I am returning the repaired firearm to the same person from whom I originally received it, can I simply disposition it back to him in my A&D book, or would I need to complete another Form 4473 and background check?
Hi!
It has been a journey but we are finally set with an at-home store and a bit of inventory. Still smoothing out the processes, but getting there. (Technically got the FFL a few months ago, but we wanted to make sure everything is right first.)
It looks like we are finally launching our website this week as well, which has been a whole adventure on its own.
Now my question is, looking back to when you started, what would you have done differently? What have you learned since then?
Just got notification of an inspection happening tomorrow. I’ve been in the business for 7-8 years now and this is my first inspections since the original visit during the application process.
What should I expect?
Home based FFL, minimal inventory, A&D is digital via FFL Boss since like 2022.
I am aware this has been asked before about Credit Card processing for FFL/SOT but I haven't seen anything specific to what I'm looking for. I am currently using Shopify for my website, inventory and basically everything else. I have looked into Epic Merchants and they say that they can integrate with my website and with my in person POS system, which is most of my business. does anyone have any experience with them good or bad? Thanks
Edit: I have reached out to Laura Morgan at payroc and she has set me on the right path with getting a whole new system and dropping Shopify completely. Thanks for everyone’s help and input.
Had another dealer Form 3 transfer me a Gemtech suppressor for a mutual customer. When I’m putting it in my books, the form they sent me has Smith&wesson as the manufacturer, not Gemtech. I know S&W owns GT so that’s probably correct but I was always told to input it in the book EXACTLY how it’s on the firearm (example: 9x19 vs 9MM).
What is the right way?
I'm a type 03 FFL. I bought a Weatherby Mark XXII rifle from a dealer in Oklahoma. It was listed with a cracked stock and had sharp pictures of the crack but the rest of the pictures of the rifle were soft focused. I paid $495.00 shipped "out the door". When I received it I noticed that there was considerable rust on the barrel and receiver. I contacted the seller 18 hours after receiving it to let him know I wasn't happy that he omitted the rust in the description. He replied that the pictures of the rust that I sent him weren't of the rifle he sent me. I then sent a picture that showed both the rust and the serial number of the rifle and he denied that the barrel on the rifle was the one he sent the gun with. I then sent him pictures from his very own listing that shows the rust while the gun was in his possession but he continues to deny and I guess accuse me of changing barrels on the rifle as if I had a mid 1960's Italian made rusty barrel just waiting to be put on a $495.00 beater 22. I have continuous chain of custody video of this rifle from the time Fedex drove up to my property to this very moment and continuing on showing nothing was changed on this rifle and it is exactly as it was when he sent it to me. I have now filed complaints with both the Illinois and Oklahoma Attorney Generals Offices. The sad part for him is I wasn't even asking for anything from him other than his acknowledgement that he omitted disclosure of the rust.
I have the first meeting with the ATF IOI scheduled for Wednesday afternoon for my FFL application. What are the things you wish you'd known before your first IOI meeting?
I've been told by another FFL that it will mostly be an "educational" meeting rather than them checking lots of things. Would you agree?
EDIT - The local PD knocking on the door and letting them know they can hand it back or it becomes a much larger problem got them to return it. Still have all the documentation and emails for audit time in the bound book for this shit show.
As the headline says....fucking fedex...
Had a transfer coming in normal 2nd day air for handguns and the fedex driver decided that signature required meant that he could sign my business initials for the package and leave it on a doorstep....it's not there. So now I've got a fedex case opened, on the phone with the police, and will have to call the ATF and deal with all this bullshit. Anything you guys recommend to keep me from losing my shit on the fedex driver?
As the title states, new SOT, submitted 2 individual form 4's and a trust last month, all early July. I have yet to have any come back still. They all have IDs and Control Numbers. Status never changes from Submitted. I called ATF and as expected, they say it's probably in FBI/NICS and everything otherwise looks normal.
Is this hanging up because I'm new and something's hung up? Not a new FFL, just new SOT for this year. I withdrew one and resubmitted 3 days ago and no change. Not sure what else I can do or check. Thanks for any pointers. I don't want to wait 60 days before they can "look into it".
I understand I may get some heated responses on this topic, but would like to hear opinions on this. What’s your take as an independent FFL?
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