Get Help With Your Gun Dealer License Application

By Author: Mike Hasson
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Having decided to join the lucrative firearms business, you must have realized that you need a gun dealer license to operate this business. You must have also heard that the process of obtaining it is quite difficult for persons who know nothing about firearms. That aside, let us first get down to the basics of obtaining the licence. To deal in firearms, you need a FFL (federal firearms licence). This licence however does not cover all firearms types and hence you will also need a SOT (special occupational tax) class 3 license which covers arms regulated by the NFA (National Firearms Act).

The FFL is available from the ATF (bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms). As with other licences, there are prerequisites set by the ATF that you must meet to acquire the FFL. You must be 21 years and over to apply for the licence. You must not have been prohibited from transporting, handling or shipping firearms. You must not have willingly violated the Gun Control Act. Your criminal record should be clean. You must also have a business premises and safe storage for the firearms. This business must be legal in the area that you ...
... intend to have it. You must also have informed the head law enforcement authority in your area of your intention to get into the firearms business.

You need to provide these details in honesty as discrepancies will only lessen your chances of obtaining the gun dealer license. There is also an interview to verify the information you have submitted along with some other questions.

The class 3 SOT licence is a very essential license as well. This will enable you to buy NFA firearms at tax free prices, bolstering you into profitability. With it you can also become a FFL locator. The transfer of a firearm bought online requires a locator before it gets to the purchaser; you thus can make extra bucks from this transfer service. The process of obtaining the class 3 license is in truth somewhat complicated. There are laws to learn and loads of forms to fill. Some people just give up and thus they miss out on the above opportunities.

Presently, obtaining the gun dealer license has been made easier with FFL guidebooks authored by people who've already successfully gone through the process. One such fellow is Brandon Maddox who holds a FFL licence and (SOT) class 3 license and has been in the arms business for 10 years now. Maddox has authored simple and cheap guides detailing all the information you need to enable you successfully join the firearms business. For further information please visit www.ffl123.com.

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