dogtown tom
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Sure they do...... I'm not sure the ATF will even license an individual to operate from their home anymore...
Home based FFL's outnumber retail storefront FFL's and have for decades.
No ATF regulation has ever prohibited issuing a FFL to a dealer whose licensed premises is his home.
Very few state governments get involved with zoning, usually leaving that to local municipalities.Some states won't allow that type of business to be run from a residence.
Plenty of cities and counties have zoning, HOA or deed restrictions that may prohibit a home based business, but most do not.
Poor business practices put a lot of shops out of business.Trying to maintain a brick and mortar shop, selling a few new and used guns and mainly doing transfers doesn't seem like it would be profitable enough to even pay the rent. I think in order to do that one needs to have a very large store with lots of guns and gun related inventory. A store in my area went out of the gun business even with a large inventory.
I would never consider opening a gun shop unless I had a range with it.
With only a couple of very narrow exceptions, all interstate firearm shipments must be sent to a licensed dealer. The receiving dealer is required by FEDERAL law to have the customer complete a Form 4473 and NICS.In this state everyone who sells or buys a gun has to go thru an FFL unless the sale is to someone out of state. Then the local FFL can be cut out of the transaction. That mandatory background check isn't the case in most states.