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Licenses and Permits

May a licensed dealer make a sale to a holder of a limited permit in an adjoining State?

Is a separate license required for each location where business is conducted?

Is a manufacturer’s license required to acquire and mix binary explosives?

If a Federal explosives licensee or permittee is indicted for or convicted of a “crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year”, may he or she continue operations under the license or permit?

I keep getting wrongfully denied for a firearms license. Is there a way to avoid this happening?

I have timely filed my application for renewal of my license (or user’s permit) but I have not received my new license (or permit). May I continue in business even though the expiration date shown on my license or permit has passed? If so, for how long?

How may an employee of an explosives licensee or permittee qualify to accept delivery of explosive materials for the employer?

How do I get my fingerprints taken?

How do I apply for a Federal explosives license or permit?

Does a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer need a permit to use explosive materials?

Does a Federal license or permit exempt the holder from State or local requirements?

Can a license or permit be revoked?

Licensing

Who is eligible for a firearms license?

What records are licensees required to forward to ATF when discontinuing their business?

Must a person obtain their own firearms license if they purchase an existing firearms business?

May one firearms license cover several locations?

If, during a subsequent inspection, ATF discovers that a licensee has only sold firearms at gun shows, using the internet, or by mail order, will that fact alone be grounds for revocation or denial of an application for renewal?

If a person timely files an application for renewal of a license and the present license expires prior to receipt of the new license, may the person continue to conduct the business covered by the expired license?

How long does it take to approve or disapprove a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) application?

How does one get a federal firearms license (FFL)?

Does an importer or manufacturer of firearms also need a dealer’s license?

Does a person need to obtain a new license if an existing firearms business is moved to a new location?

Do licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers have to surrender their records to ATF if they discontinue their business?

ATF has indicated a license can be issued for persons whose intent is to sell firearms primarily at gun shows, the internet, or by mail. To qualify for a license, must applicants also sell firearms from their premises?

Machine Guns

May machine guns be transferred from one registered possessor to another?