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Does federal law require a person engaged in the business of selling small arms ammunition to be licensed?

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Does federal law require a person engaged in the business of selling small arms ammunition to be licensed?

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Federal law does not require a person dealing solely in ammunition to be licensed. But it requires ammunition manufacturers and importers to be licensed (18 USC 922(a)(1)(B)). Does any state limit the number of firearms a person may purchase in any given period? Three states currently do so. These are California, Maryland, and Virginia. Under California law, an individual may not buy more than one handgun (or other concealable firearm) within any 30-day period (Cal. Penal Code 12072(a)(9)(A)). And a dealer is prohibited from delivering a handgun to a prospective purchaser if the California Department of Justice informs him that the person applied to buy a handgun (or a concealed firearm) within the preceding 30-day period (Cal. Penal Code 12072(c)(6)). Dealers must post on their premises a conspicuous warning in block letters at least one inch high about the prohibitions on purchase applications and dealer delivery of handguns within any 30-day period (Cal. Penal Code 12071(b)(7)(F)).