Federal Firearms License

A few firearms permit facts

The state of Utah now issues concealed firearms permits to United States citizens. Until now Utah has been the #1 state for foreigners to live if they wanted to have a gun license to carry a concealed weapon.

As of October 2007 there are lawsuits and a growing mass of very angry folks in Connecticut because the Firearms Examinations board is causing huge delays for citizens needing to renew their gun permits.

You can purchase guns at a substantial discount if you have a federal firearms license. Here's a snippet of the requirments of the applicant

* Is 21 years or more of age;

* Is not prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition;

* Has not willfully violated the GCA (Gun Control Act) or its regulations;

* Has not willfully failed to disclose material information or willfully made false statements concerning material facts in connection with his application;

* Has premises (which in many cases can be your home) for conducting business or collecting for C&R; and the applicant certifies that:

1. the business to be conducted under the license is not prohibited by State or local law in the place where the licensed premise is located;

2. within 30 days after the application is approved the business will comply with the requirements of State and local law applicable to the conduct of the business;

3. the business will not be conducted under the license until the requirements of State and local law applicable to the business have been met; and,

4. the applicant has sent or delivered a form to the chief law enforcement officer where the premises are located notifying the officer that the applicant intends to apply for a license.

5. secure gun storage or safety devices will be available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not licensees ("secure gun storage or safety" defined in 18 U.S.C. 921 (a) (34)