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If you currently have a Federal Firearms License

If you do not have a Federal Firearms License

Imports (non-licensees)

NFA (non-licensees)

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Licensing

If, during a subsequent inspection, ATF discovers that a licensee has only sold firearms at gun shows, using the internet, or by mail order, will that fact alone be grounds for revocation or denial of an application for renewal?

If a person timely files an application for renewal of a license and the present license expires prior to receipt of the new license, may the person continue to conduct the business covered by the expired license?

I keep getting wrongfully denied for a firearms license. Is there a way to avoid this happening?

How long does it take to approve or disapprove a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) application?

How does one get a federal firearms license (FFL)?

Does an importer or manufacturer of firearms also need a dealer’s license?

Does a person need to obtain a new license if an existing firearms business is moved to a new location?

Do licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers have to surrender their records to ATF if they discontinue their business?

ATF has indicated a license can be issued for persons whose intent is to sell firearms primarily at gun shows, the internet, or by mail. To qualify for a license, must applicants also sell firearms from their premises?

Machine Guns

May machine guns be transferred from one registered possessor to another?

May an unlicensed person make a machine gun?

Manufacturers

Must a person who engages in business in both manufacturing firearms and importing firearms have a separate license to cover each type of business?

Must a licensed manufacturer pay excise taxes?

May a person licensed as a manufacturer of firearms also manufacture ammunition?

May a person licensed as a manufacturer of ammunition also manufacture firearms?

Is a person who reloads ammunition required to be licensed as a manufacturer?

Are licensed manufacturers required to report the production of firearms?

Are licensed manufacturers required to file an AFMER form even if the licensee did not manufacture any firearms during the reporting period?

Markings

Once the firearm is registered, am I required to mark the firearm since I manufactured a short-barreled rifle (SBR)?

Miscellaneous

Can a short-barreled shotgun be registered during the 120-day tax forbearance period?

Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence

What state and local offenses are "misdemeanors" for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 922(d)(9) and (g)(9)?

What should an individual do if they have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence?

What is a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence"?

Must a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (MCDV) be designated as a “domestic violence” offense?

Is the relationship between the parties an element of a MCDV?