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 05-26-2011, 04:46 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tracy, California Posts: 126 |  Buying guns online
Is it necessary to have an FFL to legally buy any sort of gun online? __________________
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| 05-26-2011, 04:51 AM | #2 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
You don't have to have an FFL, but you must have it shipped to an FFL. __________________
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| 05-26-2011, 05:07 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 204 |
^^^ Yes to the above, I suggest to notify your FFL guy that your bidding just so head/she get a heads up. If you win the auction, the FFL will have to fax/mail a copy of their license to that seller, the seller will only ship to the address on that FFL license.
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| 05-26-2011, 12:53 PM | #4 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,374 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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There are Federal laws, and state laws. Bottom line- with VERY few exceptions, when the ownership of a modern firearm is transferred across a state line, it must go TO a FFL holder in your home state. They charge varying fees to receive and transfer, anywhere from $25-$100. The seller ships the gun to a licensed dealer. You go to dealer, do the same paperwork as if buying gun from that dealer. He does same background check as if you were buying from him. You pay him for his time, take gun, go home.
This applies to guns made later than 1898. Before that, they are antiques, and may be shipped directly to you in MOST states. Guns that use loose ball and powder are antiques without regard to when made.
If you need to find a dealer to receive a firearm, gunbroker.com and auctionarms,come has a "find a ffl" function on their home pages. Put in your zip code, and dealers that have registered as being willing to do transfers pops up.
There is also a FFL available to people that are collectors, and are not "in the business" of buying and selling guns. Known as an 03 Curio & Relic FFL (dealers have an 01 FFL) it permits you to have shipped directly to you firearms that are 50 years old, or older. License costs $30 for 3 years, simple appication, must be 21 yrs old.
Get one, you will stay broke but happy. I'm in VA, find a nice M1 Carbine in Oregon. I send seller a signed copy of my FFL, and payment. He puts rifle in mail to me. Mailman brings to my door. I unwrap, rub hands in glee, scurry off to the range. __________________
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| 05-26-2011, 03:33 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tracy, California Posts: 126 |
Thank you for the answers. I guess I'll just have to find and pay a dealer then. (Don't feel like doing paperwork for awhile) __________________
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| 09-30-2011, 09:22 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 19 | Good Info
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Originally Posted by goretro77
^^^ Yes to the above, I suggest to notify your FFL guy that your bidding just so head/she get a heads up. If you win the auction, the FFL will have to fax/mail a copy of their license to that seller, the seller will only ship to the address on that FFL license.
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Good info on heads up!
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| 10-04-2011, 07:47 AM | #7 | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 98 |
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Originally Posted by Garadex
Is it necessary to have an FFL to legally buy any sort of gun online?
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Usually firearms purchased on-line must be transfered to an FFL in your home state. There are some exceptions for C&R license holders. This is up to the discretion of the FFL seller.
We sell some used surplus hand guns that are listed as C&R but due to date, caliber and various State regulations, they may still be considered firearms and therefore must be transfered to an FFL dealer. | |
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| 10-05-2011, 01:09 PM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 19 | C&R
Awaiting my C&R now!!! __________________
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