What is an FFL?
FFL is an abbreviation for Federal Firearms License which is issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobaccco and Firearms. A FFL allows the holder to sell firearms. All legal dealers, most gunsmiths and some pawn shops have FFL’s. They can assist you in purchasing a gun from us. Most FFL’s will charge a fee, usually $10-$30 for this service and the paperwork involved. They can not charge sales tax. They are allowed to charge sales tax on the transfer fee only.
An FFL is a Federal Firearms License (or Licensee). FFLs are approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to conduct business in the firearms industry. Only a registered FFL may receive firearms from manufacturers, other FFLs, etc, via private carrier and/or USPS shipping. FFLs are also authorized to conduct background checks for new firearms purchasers.
A Federal Firearms License is required to allow a person or company to sell or manufacture firearms. There are 11 categories of FFLs, including dealer, importer, manufacturer, and collector. All but about 20,000 of the 124,000 FFL holders in the US are gun dealers. FFLs are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.