dogtown tom
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Do you have a business plan?
Yeah. Try it out, find what is needed and provide. Lol. It's a side deal. I have my own HVAC company that is my main source of income.Do you have a business plan?
Thanks. I have a 2 year old laptop I repurposed for this exact jobWhen you get your new FFL, you'll need to be running NICS checks. What I have found is that doing them on my computer is much quicker and easier than phoning them in. Doing them on your computer also gives you a chance to copy the page showing the result of the check. If your customer is 'delayed', you can check any time to find the current status. No waiting for them to call you.
Here's their web site that will give you a start, whether you want to do the phone in or use your computer. https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nics/resources-for-federal-firearms-licensees
Thank youA couple other things you may find useful.
About 10% of my transfers only business is the shipping of handguns. Shipping a handgun by UPS or FedX is quite expensive for most people and my transfer fee plus shipping USPS flat rat priority mail is about 1/2 what my customer would spend if they shipped on their own since they can't legally mail a handgun. All you'll need is some of the priority flat rate boxes from your post office and a copy of USPS form 1508.
Before you ship any firearm, it's good practice to verify that you are actually shipping to a real, and not scam, FFL. It's pretty rare, but it has always given me a little peace of mind. You can verify the validity of an FFL by going here: https://fflezcheck.atf.gov/fflezcheck/