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- From: breslau@watson.ibm.com (Art Breslau)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: FFL Application Form Question?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.183905.25556@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 01:51:01 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
- Lines: 34
- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <1993Jan23.021157.15986@henson.cc.wwu.edu>, n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio) writes:
- |> WES@SSCVX1.ssc.gov (Wes Smith) writes:
- |>
- |> #I received an FFL application yesterday in the mail. The BATF people seem
- |> #real adamant about the FFL being issued for business purposes, rather than
- |> #personal use (my intentions). They insist that you have regular business
- |> #hours and be open to the public. Since I am not intending to buy and sell
- |> #guns as a business would, and not keep regular hours for the public (I
- |> #don't even wish to deal with the public), how do I answer on the form? Is
- |> #this some attempt by the Feds to limit the FFLs being issued? It seems
- |> #unreasonable to me that they would attempt to limit issuance to business
- |> #organizations only. Or did I miss a real obvious answer for the hobbyist?
- |>
- |> Two simple ways to comply:
- |>
- |> 1) Set short business hours: one hour a week, either after work or
- |> during the weekend, when you are home. My business is open from
- |> 9-10 am on Saturday.
- |>
- |> 2) Give hours as "by appointment only". This is a legitmate way
- |> to run a business, and I know of dealers who advertise their hours as
- |> this. How the BATF reacts to this in leu of a set "open doors" time I
- |> cannot answer, because I chose #1 to minimise potential objections.
- |>
- |> JD
- |>
- |>
- |>
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- The BATF can and WILL come to inspect your premises and books during THEIR
- business hours. You better be damn sure you are in compiliance with all Federal,
- State and Local regulations and be prepared to pay taxes as a legitimate business.
- I run a supply house when I am not twiddling bits and bytes, and know from first
- hand experience what an inspection entails.
-