ATF spreadsheet of all 61,000 FFL holders in US

[Falstaff]

http://www.atf.gov/about/foia/ffl-list.html

I kinda surprised they freely publish this. Names, addresses of all FFL holders in the US in Excel spreadsheet form.

[jdberger]

Why not? It comes in handy.

[sd_shooter]

I have an 03, but I'm not listed.

[sd_shooter]

Originally Posted by jdberger

Why not? It comes in handy.

Handy for those wanting to steal firearms as well

[ke6guj]

Originally Posted by sd_shooter

I have an 03, but I'm not listed.

that list specifically excludes 03FFLs, for the privacy of the 03 since most 03s are gonna be private individiuals with their home address listed, as opposed to the rest of the FFL types, which are business FFLs.

[jdberger]

Originally Posted by sd_shooter

Handy for those wanting to steal firearms as well

Crap.

Looks like the phonebook should redact the addresses of all the banks....

That's where they keep the money, you know.....

[mariodesmo]

A lot of the information(lists) used by government agencies that is non-classified, is public information. For example you can go to your local property tax assessors office and see what people pay for annual property taxes on their real estate (homes). You can look it up by address. A lot of people think it's confidential, but it's not.

[tenpercentfirearms]

Originally Posted by sd_shooter

Handy for those wanting to steal firearms as well

If people can't look up guns in the Yellow Pages and figure out where I am, but they get my data off of the BATFE website instead and then try to break in, well I don't know what to say.

[TripleT]

What is funny is the old text file, that could be downloaded, could only be accessed after entering your FFL #. The other strange thing is how the ATF had always used the #-##-##### format, yet here the whole FFL # is listed.

As weak as the old system was, it gave the appearance that the ATF was trying to keep the info out of the public venue. Now they say come on in. Not really distressing, just strange.

[psssniper]

Alaska seems to be missing from the list

[ke6guj]

Alaska's there, just have to do a little URL hacking to find it.

[BayAreaShooter]

I saw a lot of Big-5 sales.

[painkiller]

that list specifically excludes 03FFLs, for the privacy of the 03 since most 03s are gonna be private individiuals with their home address listed, as opposed to the rest of the FFL types, which are business FFLs


umm right cuz noone with an 01/07 ffll operates out of their home at all..........

[ke6guj]

Originally Posted by painkiller

umm right cuz noone with an 01/07 ffll operates out of their home at all..........

yes, some 01 or 07s may operate out of their homes, but they are operating as a business, not as a private collector. As a business, they should have a better security system. And since they have a business FFL, they have to attempt to make a profit, so they can't hide from everybody.

[ke6guj]

Originally Posted by TripleT

What is funny is the old text file, that could be downloaded, could only be accessed after entering your FFL #. The other strange thing is how the ATF had always used the #-##-##### format, yet here the whole FFL # is listed.

it didn't have to be your FFL#, but could be anybodys. IIRC, I found an FFL# online somewhere and used that to DL the list the first time. After that, I could DL the list whenever I wanted to. And back then, it was in a space-deliniated text file that you had to import into excel if you wanted to be able to easily read it.

[halifax]

Any FFL holders notice the increase in junk mail since the release? I sure have.