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I've been studying and apprenticing towards my goal of becoming a licensed gunsmith over the past three years, and on my 21'st birthday this October, I'm going to be taking the leap to apply for a home based FFL. I am aware there are a number of regulations from both the DOJ and the ATF pertaining to FFL's, specifically home based ones, and I'm hoping some of you that have been through the process can help point me in the right direction.
First off, I've read the CA-DOJ has their own special licensing and other requirements for FFL's aside from the ATF requirements. Can anyone tell me what those are like and what the approximate costs will be, for both the DOJ and ATF licensing requirements, and break it down to what each thing will cost me?
I'm still living with my parents and probably will until I can afford to move out. I have their permission to set up for my gunsmithing business here, and we have begun looking at my options for where the best place in the house to set up would be. I've read that so long as the house has deadbolt locks on all entries, it can be in any room in the house. But, what I do not understand is, does the room the business takes place in also require a deadbolt lock? If I do this in the "basement" (not technically a basement, house is built on a slope) and there is no doorway leading down the staircase to the basement, would the deadbolt lock for the doorway that leads to the backyard suffice to meet their requirements? Alternatively I can set up the computer in my bedroom where my computer is, but there is no deadbolt for that doorway. Would I need to have a deadbolt installed if I were to set up there instead?
I know they require some form of secondary security is required in the form of a safe. If the safe is separate from the house, or in another part of the house, would that be sufficient? Or does it have to be in the same vicinity/room of where the business takes place?
Do I need to install any sort of security system, like a silent alarm or cameras, where the business takes place, or at least around the house?
I live next to a day care, and I thought I read somewhere that a firearm related business cannot take place within 100 yards of a school zone, yet I am not sure it is an actual school zone because children are only present before and after school takes place at the elementary school several blocks away. I have spoken to the city about this, regarding zoning, and they have no issue with it so long as I adhere to the guidelines and regulations set for home based businesses.
And finally, the part that's been on my mind the most; the interview. I'm not nervous to talk to the ATF by any means, as I've spoken to them on the phone in the past and they seem like very helpful and friendly people, but I just don't know what to expect during the interview process. What I do know is that they will inspect the area of the business to make sure it adheres to their guidelines and regulations, and they spend a good amount of time making sure I know how to fill out the forms properly and all of that. Can anyone describe in detail what the process is like to help me be ready for it when the time comes?
Thank you all in advance.
I've been studying and apprenticing towards my goal of becoming a licensed gunsmith over the past three years, and on my 21'st birthday this October, I'm going to be taking the leap to apply for a home based FFL. I am aware there are a number of regulations from both the DOJ and the ATF pertaining to FFL's, specifically home based ones, and I'm hoping some of you that have been through the process can help point me in the right direction.
First off, I've read the CA-DOJ has their own special licensing and other requirements for FFL's aside from the ATF requirements. Can anyone tell me what those are like and what the approximate costs will be, for both the DOJ and ATF licensing requirements, and break it down to what each thing will cost me?
I'm still living with my parents and probably will until I can afford to move out. I have their permission to set up for my gunsmithing business here, and we have begun looking at my options for where the best place in the house to set up would be. I've read that so long as the house has deadbolt locks on all entries, it can be in any room in the house. But, what I do not understand is, does the room the business takes place in also require a deadbolt lock? If I do this in the "basement" (not technically a basement, house is built on a slope) and there is no doorway leading down the staircase to the basement, would the deadbolt lock for the doorway that leads to the backyard suffice to meet their requirements? Alternatively I can set up the computer in my bedroom where my computer is, but there is no deadbolt for that doorway. Would I need to have a deadbolt installed if I were to set up there instead?
I know they require some form of secondary security is required in the form of a safe. If the safe is separate from the house, or in another part of the house, would that be sufficient? Or does it have to be in the same vicinity/room of where the business takes place?
Do I need to install any sort of security system, like a silent alarm or cameras, where the business takes place, or at least around the house?
I live next to a day care, and I thought I read somewhere that a firearm related business cannot take place within 100 yards of a school zone, yet I am not sure it is an actual school zone because children are only present before and after school takes place at the elementary school several blocks away. I have spoken to the city about this, regarding zoning, and they have no issue with it so long as I adhere to the guidelines and regulations set for home based businesses.
And finally, the part that's been on my mind the most; the interview. I'm not nervous to talk to the ATF by any means, as I've spoken to them on the phone in the past and they seem like very helpful and friendly people, but I just don't know what to expect during the interview process. What I do know is that they will inspect the area of the business to make sure it adheres to their guidelines and regulations, and they spend a good amount of time making sure I know how to fill out the forms properly and all of that. Can anyone describe in detail what the process is like to help me be ready for it when the time comes?
Thank you all in advance.
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