PPT vs. FFL-dealer?

[Mad Scotsman]

New guy, asking what is PPT and how is it different than going into the gun shop and buying a firearm?
No DROS?
No 10 day gun jail?
I give you money, you give me gun? That doesn't seem like Kalifornia.
Trying to learn and not get taken, Thanks.

[Quiet]

A 4473/DROS and 10 day wait are involved in both.

Only difference is...

Buy handgun from a FFL dealer, then handgun needs to be on the approved list.

Buy handgun via PPT, then handgun is exempt from the approved list.

[seanbo]

PPT = NO TAX

[seanbo]

Also no 10 day wait/dros on 50 year+ non handguns

[Cokebottle]

And financially...

PPT = $35 ($25 DROS plus $10 max FFL fee).
Shipped to FFL from out of area = $25 DROS + whatever the FFL wants to charge for the transfer fee.


Also, PPT = No "one handgun every 30 days" rule. Purchase from dealer stock, you can only buy one every 30.

[team1320]

Good info here. Can someone remind me what FFL means again? I forgot and I can't find the thread that explains all the abbrevasions.

[Cokebottle]

Good info here. Can someone remind me what FFL means again? I forgot and I can't find the thread that explains all the abbrevasions.

Federal Firearms License/Licensee

Type 1 - Title 1 dealer or gunsmith other than destructive devices. Can also deal in Title II NFA firearms with class 3 tax stamp.
Type 2 - Title 1 dealer doing business as a pawnbroker
Type 3 - Licensed collector of Curio & Relic (C&R) firearms
Type 6 - Licensed manufacturer of ammunition and reloading components other than Armor Piercing ammunition
Type 7 - Title 1 manufacturer of firearms, who can also act as dealer, other than Destructive Devices, ammunition and ammunition components other than Armor Piercing ammunition. Can also manufacturer & deal in Title II NFA firearms with class 2 tax stamp.
Type 8 - Importer of Title 1 firearms and ammunition. Can also import Title II NFA firearms with class 1 tax stamp.
Type 9 - Dealer in Title 1 firearms including NFA destructive devices, Requires payment as an SOT Class 1 (can act as an NFA Dealer) and registration with the US Dept. of State as a Broker under ITAR/D-TRADE. To deal/broker any DD with an explosives content (i.e. Flash-Bangs), requires an additional FFL; Dealer of High Explosives
Type 10 - Manufacturer of Title 1 firearms, ammunition and ammunition components, manufacturer of NFA Destructive Devices, ammunition for Destructive Devices and Armor Piercing ammunition (can act as a dealer). Requires payment as an SOT Class 2 (can act as an NFA Dealer) and registration with the US Dept. of State as a Manufacturer under ITAR/D-TRADE. To manufacture any DD with an explosives content (i.e. Flash-Bangs), requires an additional FFL; Type 20 Manufacturer of High Explosives.
Type 11 - Importer of Title 1 firearms, ammunition and NFA Destructive Devices, ammunition for Destructive Devices and Armor Piercing ammunition. Requires payment as an SOT Class 1 and registration with the US Dept. of State as a Broker under ITAR/D-TRADE. To import any DD with an explosives content (i.e. Flash-Bangs), requires an additional FFL; Importer of High Explosives.