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I purchased 5 guns, 2 rifles and 3 handguns, this weekend, and had an interesting time doing it, and I was wondering if all the info I received was accurate.
I went to the FFL closest to me (a really small shop that is mostly a range, but they are a Glock dealer as well, and sometimes have a couple of used rifles for sale) and was told that if I did more than 3 guns in a day, that they would have to call the ATF and let them know. They also said that they could only do 2 rifles and one handgun, that they could not do two handguns at all in one transfer because they did not do the volume of larger FFLs.
I said ok, and tried to transfer the two rifles and one of the handguns, but was notified that my handgun card was no longer enough, but you now needed a FSC. I was not aware since this is my first long gun purchase this year, so I told them that I did not have one, and asked for the test. I was told that they did not administer FSC tests.
I finally got frustrated and when to another FFL who graciously allowed me to take the test, and transferred all 5 of the guns for a total of $75 (first FFL said that they could not do multiple guns on a single DROS, so it would be $35 per gun). Their service was great, they did request me to call ahead next time I did a multigun transfer, which I can understand since it took 2 hours to do all the paper work.
I guess my questions are as follows:
1. Can a FFL limit the number of guns in a single PPT?
2. Can an FFL not be set up to issue a FSC?
3. Do smaller gun shops have to notify the ATF if more than 3 guns are done in a single PPT? (second gun shop said this only applied to new guns).
4. Can a FFL insist that they can only do 1 handgun PPT per person per day?
I went to the FFL closest to me (a really small shop that is mostly a range, but they are a Glock dealer as well, and sometimes have a couple of used rifles for sale) and was told that if I did more than 3 guns in a day, that they would have to call the ATF and let them know. They also said that they could only do 2 rifles and one handgun, that they could not do two handguns at all in one transfer because they did not do the volume of larger FFLs.
I said ok, and tried to transfer the two rifles and one of the handguns, but was notified that my handgun card was no longer enough, but you now needed a FSC. I was not aware since this is my first long gun purchase this year, so I told them that I did not have one, and asked for the test. I was told that they did not administer FSC tests.
I finally got frustrated and when to another FFL who graciously allowed me to take the test, and transferred all 5 of the guns for a total of $75 (first FFL said that they could not do multiple guns on a single DROS, so it would be $35 per gun). Their service was great, they did request me to call ahead next time I did a multigun transfer, which I can understand since it took 2 hours to do all the paper work.
I guess my questions are as follows:
1. Can a FFL limit the number of guns in a single PPT?
2. Can an FFL not be set up to issue a FSC?
3. Do smaller gun shops have to notify the ATF if more than 3 guns are done in a single PPT? (second gun shop said this only applied to new guns).
4. Can a FFL insist that they can only do 1 handgun PPT per person per day?
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