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5/11/2025 6:05:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: blackduck769][Edited]
Do you need an FFL license to sell non serialized gun parts online? Like triggers or springs?
5/11/2025 6:46:40 AM EDT
[#1]
No you don't
5/11/2025 8:08:42 AM EDT
[#2]
Nope but if doing it as a business you probably need state and local business and resale licenses
5/11/2025 8:49:04 AM EDT
[#3]
Thank you.
5/11/2025 10:20:42 AM EDT
[#4]
Types of Federal Firearms Licenses:

Type 01 - Dealer in Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices
Type 02 - Pawnbroker in Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices
Type 03 - Collector of Curios and Relics
Type 06 - Manufacturer of Ammunition for Firearms Other Than Ammunition for Destructive Devices or Armor Piercing Ammunition
Type 07 - Manufacturer of Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices
Type 08 - Importer of Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices or Ammunition for Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices, or Ammunition Other Than Armor Piercing Ammunition
Type 09 - Dealer in Destructive Devices
Type 10 - Manufacturer of Destructive Devices, Ammunition for Destructive Devices or Armor Piercing Ammunition
Type 11 - Importer of Destructive Devices, Ammunition for Destructive Devices or Armor Piercing Ammunition


from https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-federal-firearms-and-explosives-licenses-types

Type 01 and 02 are run of the mill gun shops and pawn shops
03 are collectors, not dealers
06 is ammunition manufacturer (no fed license required for ammo sales)
07 are cool gun shops
08 are collectors who are also dealers
09 are super cool gun shops
10 and 11 are Battlefield Las Vegas and other places that are super cool

I'm vaguely curious as to what 04 and 05 were, but not enough to go chase it down. Hopefully we'll get a history lesson from someone else around here.
In the long term, tax stamps and prostitutes are cheaper.
5/11/2025 10:40:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: blackduck769][Edited] [#5]
So you could sell glock gun parts, springs, triggers and so on (no serial numbered items), on the internet like they do on Ebay without an FFL? Just start an LLC and pay taxes through there.
5/11/2025 10:53:58 AM EDT
[#6]
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Originally Posted By blackduck769:
So you could sell glock gun parts, springs, triggers and so on (no serial numbered items), on the internet like they do on Ebay without an FFL? Just start an LLC and pay taxes through there.
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Yes. If you look at some of the vendors selling on the internet through ebay etc, you'll note they don't have FFL information listed.
In the long term, tax stamps and prostitutes are cheaper.
5/11/2025 11:19:25 AM EDT
[#7]
Thank you for the info, appreciate it.
7/2/2025 7:47:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CopyPasta][Edited] [#8]
I was going to start a new thread, but my question is somewhat similar so slight resurrect here, apologies.  

I'm 18 years into my state gov job, can retire at 25.  May or may not retire depending on conditions at the time.  I have come to the decision that I would like my "2nd" or "retirement" career to be as a gunsmith/tabletop FFL, possibly build custom 10/22s or ARs.  The way things are with work, I may not get to actually take some gunsmithing courses for a while, if it all, before I actually retire, and taking courses will be a feat unto itself as my only options currently are online or correspondence, no real schools near me.  My question is:

For the interim, before I get my FFL, can I run a business where I do small, simple repairs, customizations, parts swaps, scopes mounting and sighting in, etc?  Would taking temporary possession of the firearms to do the work mean I need an FFL?  I have certain other hoops to jump through at the state level to get licensed as a gunsmith, but I'm more interested in learning the federal requirements at this point.  

Thanks!
7/2/2025 8:41:10 PM EDT
[#9]
Yes you need an FFL if the customer leaves a firearm with you.
In the long term, tax stamps and prostitutes are cheaper.
7/3/2025 2:18:27 PM EDT
[#10]
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Originally Posted By blackduck769:
So you could sell glock gun parts, springs, triggers and so on (no serial numbered items), on the internet like they do on Ebay without an FFL? Just start an LLC and pay taxes through there.
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You can sell serialized items as long as they are not firearms. Like Glock BBLs, uppers, etc.
7/5/2025 8:18:31 PM EDT
[#11]
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Originally Posted By nvgeologist:
Yes you need an FFL if the customer leaves a firearm with you.
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You also need an FFL to do repair work on firearms even if the customer waits while you do it.  If the firearm is left overnight then it gets logged into the A&D book.  If it's in and out the same day then no A&D entry is needed.
Heller II - Challenging DC's bans on semi-automatic rifles, large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, and its onerous and expensive handgun registration process. http://www.HellerFoundation.org/

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