FFL question

beneteau

February 10, 2007 12:10

Resently i purchased a gun off GB and needed ffl transfer so i started asking prices at local shops one said they charged $45 which covered them having it shipped in plus tranfer then said they have to charge tax on original purchase price? Gun was bought out of state no tax. Went to another shop $20 no tax. Question is this legal or not charging tax again? I think not? Should this guy be reported and if so to whom. State is PA. if it makes a diff.?

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  dongizmo

  February 10, 2007 14:18

  quote:Originally posted by sharpshooter039
  quote:(buying/selling my personal guns),
  
  you can get one in you house if your local laws permit it,,,you can not get one to do your personal collection,,,,you have to be able to show you are in business to sell and make a profit
  
  Not really, the batfe only looks at transfers, not profits.
  no one can make you be a sucessful businessman.[;)]
  Don

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  KEVD18

  February 10, 2007 16:00

  whether or not you actually make a profit, they require that you be in business to make it. just because a person might suck at it doesnt mean they are not in business

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  dongizmo

  February 10, 2007 17:08

  quote:Originally posted by KEVD18
  whether or not you actually make a profit, they require that you be in business to make it. just because a person might suck at it doesnt mean they are not in business
  
  Yes,
  They require you to have transfers to other people, my last inspection, I had I think 20 or so transfers that year, about a dozen 4473's the balance to other ffl's in other states[;)]
  They were happy, said I was obviously not just collecting[:D]
  They never asked how much I made[:D]
  Don

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  jbc23060

  February 10, 2007 17:15

  All that said. The 01 ffl is what, $280 for 3yrs? I'm not sure about the number. you have to do a fair number of purchases to break even, if all you're trying to do is save the transfer fee. I got the C&R and work regularly with a local ffl for everything else. I'm happy.[8D]

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  dongizmo

  February 10, 2007 17:23

  quote:Originally posted by jbc23060
  All that said. The 01 ffl is what, $280 for 3yrs? I'm not sure about the number. you have to do a fair number of purchases to break even, if all you're trying to do is save the transfer fee. I got the C&R and work regularly with a local ffl for everything else. I'm happy.[8D]
  
  Thats for the 1st 3 years, it's $90.00 for every 3 after that. @ $20.00 per transfer it don't take long to get to the break even point[;)]
  (thats if I was a "real" ffl)
  Don

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  Locust Fork

  February 10, 2007 18:19

  Just make shure you KNOW the rules before you do any real business at all. One mistake isn't tiny (no matter what it may be) if you are an FFL holder. You could end up in court proving you hadn't done anything wrong.....when all you did was forget something stupid like...
  
  you must own a used gun for at least 15 days before you sell it
  
  a multiple purchase form has to be sent to the national tracing center if more than one handgun is purchased within 5 business days
  
  the 4473 must have a physical address (no PO boxes) on the form when you do the form
  
  non-imigrant aliens must have proof they have lived at the address for at least 3 months (power bills etc copied and included)
  
  Nobody can buy a gun for another person....there are exclusions....but forget them because you don't want to go there.
  
  There are a lot more rules to this stuff.....just like pistols and being 21. Why....I have NO IDEA....but an 18 yr old can buy an AK-47 but you have to be 21 to buy a pistol gripped shotgun....go figure.
  
  Be careful

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