What is the process for purchasing a full auto in FL

1) Find a firearm for sale
2) Pay the dealer for it (assuming you do a dealer purchase)
3) Send the transfer form to ATF for a tax stamp. Form 3 or 4 depending on the status of the firearm at the time.
4) When you get the tax stamp back go pick up the firearm

Flfiremedic said:

I live in Central FL, and would like to purchase a full auto for range use. What is required for the purchase-kinda need a NFA purchase for dummies

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Texas nailed it.

Find the gun you want, pay for it and file a Form 4. Simple as that.

Only thing I would add is to look into an NFA trust, done by a lawyer that specializes in them. There are tons of threads here and on other sites about them, but it really came down, for me, spending a couple of hundred bucks to save having to:

1)Chase down getting forms signed(if your CLEO will sign off, free+time)
2)Having to ask permission from my CLEO to buy something with my money(personal annoyance)
3)Having fingerprint cards done ($$$+time)
4)Having photos taken(free if you do it yourself with a digital camera, else $$$+time).

I'm in central florida too.
Depending on the county the chief LEO may or may not sign off.
My advice is find a NFA dealer close by. Go in introduce yourself and tell them what you're lookinjg for. Ask them how easy/hard it's going to be without a trust.
If they're friendly and helpful that's who you buy from. If you need the trust they'll be able to suggest a lawyer .

AFS

I am in Florida and provida NFA Trusts for fellow members. Shoot me a PM.

Chris

WhiteMikeCN said:

I am in Florida and provida NFA Trusts for fellow members. Shoot me a PM.

Chris

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Chris, are you a member of the Florida Bar?

No I am not and in the state of Florida you do not have to be a member of the Florida Bar to draft a trust. However the trust that I sell was drafted by am member of the Florida Bar and I have sole distribution rights. All I charge for is the data entry on the trust.

the feds are scrutinizing trusts not drawn up by lawyers residing in the state.they might seize the unit and arrest you(so i have read).get it done by a lawyer,if there's a problem,you have somebody to sue

Flfiremedic said:

I live in Central FL, and would like to purchase a full auto for range use. What is required for the purchase-kinda need a NFA purchase for dummies

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As long as you have the money for a pre-86 transferable full-auto, you will have no problem creating a trust and doing the transfer through a SOT 3. Since you are buying a $4000 to $14000+ firearm, the legal fees for setting up the trust will be a small percentage of the item, just a few hundred dollars.

DPrice

I do not know where you obtained this information it is false. All the ATF looks at is whether or not you have a valid trust. A valid trust by defination does not have to be drawn up by an attorney.