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Getting your FFL doesn’t have to be stressful. With FFL123, we’ll walk you through all the necessary steps so you can get started making money and building a business with guns right now. In this article, learn all about how to start your gun business. 

How to start your gun business?

Owning your own gun shop seems like the epitome of the American Dream, right? It goes along nicely with apple pie, baseball, the Statue of Liberty, and Independence Day fireworks. However, the process of getting an FFL can be quite daunting. But don’t worry! FFL123 is here to demystify and …

Like any other gun on the market, there are plenty of ready-made AR-15s available for purchase. They come complete out of the box and are ready to shoot. Of course, the modularity of the design means that people often end up swapping parts, so for some, it makes more sense to buy the gun in pieces and assemble it yourself.

The AR-15 is one of the most popular models of rifle on the market. The platform for this firearm is often referred to as “adult LEGOs” and for good reason – but probably not the one you’re thinking. No, an AR-15 …

Once you obtain your FFL and have the ability to sell guns, it’s important to know to who you can actually sell guns. The obvious rules are pretty easy to follow. Don’t sell any gun to someone if you know it to be a straw purchase. (For more information on that subject, see our blog on Straw Purchases). Also, don’t sell a long gun to a person under 18 years of age or a handgun to a person under 21 years of age. Some states and localities have slightly different regulations, so be sure you’re abiding by those, too. …

The ATF’s FFL eZ Check system is one of the most important lines of defense against fraud, making sure you are doing business with a real, properly licensed FFL. However, it does come with some drawbacks, but that’s no reason to discount the many benefits it actually does provide.

We’ll take a look at the entire system and why it matters, and then why it is imperative that you use it whenever dealing with an FFL you are unfamiliar with.

Proponents of gun control argue that it is the only way to reduce violent crime. This is simply not true. If it really were true, then there wouldn’t be any violent crime, and yet we all know this is not the case. So why doesn’t gun control reduce violent crime?

Gun Control Doesn’t Work

There are tens of thousands of gun control laws on the books at the various federal, state, and local levels. Despite all of this regulation, violence and crime still happen every single day in the United States. That’s because, by their very definition, acts of violence and crime …

We often get asked just what is an SOT license? What does SOT mean? And what is a Class 3 dealer?

Well, an SOT is a Special Occupational Taxpayer, that is to say somebody who pays a fee to the ATF for the ability to deal in or manufacture NFA items like silencers. A Class 3 dealer is something of a misnomer, because that term is more made-up than official. But it is in common use and tends to be a shorthand for somebody who deals in (but doesn’t make) NFA items. But we’ll talk about Class 3 stuff …

There are a lot of ways to make money with an FFL, and you don’t have to have a giant warehouse of inventory to do it. Plenty of opportunity exists for a handsome profit even for the average home-based FFL.

Once you have your FFL in hand, doors will open to multiple avenues to create a side income. You’ll be able to set up accounts with wholesalers and manufactures directly, thus giving you access to wholesaler pricing. As has been mentioned before in our other posts, these prices are often around 30% lower than retail. Of course, this is no hard …

Home FFL Location Requirements

All of the ATF forms are the same whether you’re getting your license from your home or from a commercial location. You won’t have to re-learn the process when going between home-based and commercial addresses for your FFL. In this article, learn all about FFL Location requirements.

As has been publicized in most of our online content, FFL123 was created to help members obtain their home-based FFL licenses. We continue to do just that on a daily basis with great success, and it accounts for the vast majority of our members. However, we sometimes get asked if …

Mantis has taken dry fire firearms training to a completely new level with their tracking sensors, apps, and trigger reset products. Dry fire has entered the digital age with Mantis and there’s no turning back.

It’s nice to finally see the tech industry and the gun industry merge together to benefit gun owners. The products from MantisX Training System program are likely the most professional attempt I’ve seen to blend tech and firearms without costing an arm and a leg.

The MantisX training systems (of which there are four) are small but tough electronic devices designed to fit on the picatinny rail …