I currently have a C&R license, with my parent's home address on the license. Since going to graduate school and graduating in the great recession, I've stuck in NYC due to better labor conditions and now I'm really missing my guns. Since the closest place I can get all my guns near me is in PA, would I be able to store my C&R firearms at a storage facility and change my address to that storage facility on the C&R license I currently have?
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27 CFR 478.52
§ 478.52 Change of address.
(a) Licensees may during the term of
their current license remove their business
or activity to a new location at which they
intend regularly to carry on such business
or activity by filing an Application for an
Amended Federal Firearms License, ATF
Form 5300.38, in duplicate, not less than
30 days prior to such removal with the
Chief, National Licensing Center. The ATF
Form 5300.38 shall be completed in accordance
with the instructions on the form.
The application must be executed under
the penalties of perjury and penalties imposed
by 18 U.S.C. 924. The application
shall be accompanied by the licensee's
original license. The Chief, National Licensing
Center, may, in writing, require
the applicant for an amended license to
also file completed ATF Form 7 or ATF
Form 7CR, or portions thereof, in the manner
required by § 478.44.
(b) Upon receipt of a properly executed
application for an amended license, the
Chief, National Licensing Center, shall,
upon finding through further inquiry or
investigation, or otherwise, that the applicant
is qualified at the new location, issue
the amended license, and return it to the
applicant. The license shall be valid for the
remainder of the term of the original license.
The Chief, National Licensing Center,
shall, if the applicant is not qualified,
refer the application for amended license
to the Director of Industry Operations for
denial in accordance with § 478.71.
§ 478.52 Change of address.
(a) Licensees may during the term of
their current license remove their business
or activity to a new location at which they
intend regularly to carry on such business
or activity by filing an Application for an
Amended Federal Firearms License, ATF
Form 5300.38, in duplicate, not less than
30 days prior to such removal with the
Chief, National Licensing Center. The ATF
Form 5300.38 shall be completed in accordance
with the instructions on the form.
The application must be executed under
the penalties of perjury and penalties imposed
by 18 U.S.C. 924. The application
shall be accompanied by the licensee's
original license. The Chief, National Licensing
Center, may, in writing, require
the applicant for an amended license to
also file completed ATF Form 7 or ATF
Form 7CR, or portions thereof, in the manner
required by § 478.44.
(b) Upon receipt of a properly executed
application for an amended license, the
Chief, National Licensing Center, shall,
upon finding through further inquiry or
investigation, or otherwise, that the applicant
is qualified at the new location, issue
the amended license, and return it to the
applicant. The license shall be valid for the
remainder of the term of the original license.
The Chief, National Licensing Center,
shall, if the applicant is not qualified,
refer the application for amended license
to the Director of Industry Operations for
denial in accordance with § 478.71.
So I called my ATF bureau and I was pleasantly surprised about how quickly I was able to get through to someone and how quickly they answered my question. So basically I'm fine, I can have a premise address that is different from my mailing address and it is ok for me to have my firearms in a storage facility. The agent actually is mailing me all the materials I will need to make the change.
AethelstanAegen
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As much as people seem to like to get on the case of the ATF, I've always found them to be very helpful and friendly in my interactions with them. It never hurts to call them up and ask a question to avoid problems in the future.
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