Start by going to the BATF website and ordering:
Form F-7 - the application & Form FBI FD-258FA - fingerprint card
This should get you started..... Added by expert Brandon Maddox at www.FFL123.com
A firearms dealer. To be able to do business as such, you must have a Federal Firearms Licence (FFL). Most gun shops will have a Type 1 FFL, and pawn shops will have a Type 2 FFL. A Type 3 FFL is the only class of FFL which does not permit the possessor to act as a dealer.
Its between 1.35 Meters to 1.5 Meter from FFL
Unless there is a local law in place it is legal to ship to your door. I have sent several to Tenn. over the years with no troubles. Your local gun shop or FFL dealer would know for sure. You can find a FFL dealer on gunbroker or auction arms websites under the ffl locate in there home page.
FFL to FFL
No
There is no one correct answer. Each FFl will set his own rules.
Depends on WHICH FFL you want. The BATFE requires that you comply with LOCAL laws before they will issue the license, That includes things like zoning, business license, etc if you are looking at a business FFL. You will need approval from local Chief Law Enforcement Officer for a business FFL. A Collector's FFL (03 C&R FFL) requires only that you send a copy of your application to the Chief local LEO.
You'd have to either sell it to an FFL dealer, or sell it through an FFL dealer on consignment.
NO. ----- YES Can you mail, in general send a rifle via the shipper, as in you want to sell it or give it to a relative. The answer is yes you can, however it MUST be shipped to a FFL regardless if it's within your own state or not. The FFL (Federal Firearms License) holder verifies that the person who will receive it in the state can own in legally. The receiving FFL MAY have conditions on how it's sent etc. It is also EXTREMELY advisable to send a copy of the FFL with the rifle and you can verify a FFL's license on the ATF website.
The letters FFL stand for a Federal Firearms License. This is a license that enables an individual or a company to legally manufacture firearms or ammunition.
To legally purchase a handgun out of state, you must have an FFL dealer ship the handgun to an FFL dealer in your state.
Blackpowder guns are exempt from the Gun Control Act of 1963. This is the law that requires a Federal Firearms License (FFL) to send guns by mail. So, no. You don't need FFL to mail black powder guns.