| There are many different reasons why you may be thinking about getting a federal firearms license. Before I got mine, I hadn't really put a lot of thought into it exactly why I wanted one, I just knew that I wanted to be able to buy and sell firearms cheaply, legally, and without paying a licensed dealer a fee everytime I bought something that wasn't in his shop. |  |
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But
what I hadn't really thought much about
was making money from
having this license. When I first started out, I thought to
myself,
the money that I would save on my hobby of collecting guns would more
than make up for the licensing fees associated with an getting and
maintaing my ffl. Hell, there would be some years that I
could save
enough money to buy an extra gun. That alone was incentive
enough for
me to get my license. That was my plan.
Get my license, save money, use extra money to buy more guns, blah,
blah,blah. So that's how it started. What follows
is what I hadn't considered. |
If your'e like most firearms enthusiasts, there is a strong likelihood that you have a group of friends that are also into guns and firearms. For instance, I belong to a fish and game club. Most of us there are avid hunters, and in the off season when we can't hunt, we practice shooting at our club's shooting range. I hadn't even considered this when I first got my license. I'm not a salesman type, so the act of actively solicting business was something that I would never do. But as it turns out, when you're a licensed firearms dealer, you don't have to actively solicit anything. Firearms enthusiasts seek you out!
| It started out when I told a couple of my close friends about my license. They were excited and glad to have someone they knew and trusted help them get firearms that they wanted. This was especially advantageous to them since they were both internet savvy and always looking for guns online. And the funny part was that they were happy to pay the same fee to me that they normally paid to a dealer a few towns away. No selling for me, and i'd make a little extra in the process. |  |
This was great. Now i could not only save money, i'd make a little extra too. Mind you, i never expected to make much from my friends, but that was before I found out about a thing called word of mouth advertising. My handful of friends started to tell others. And the others told others...and so on, and so on. Soon, my fish and game club was all aware of me being a licensed dealer. You can see where i'm going with this.
While I haven't quit my dayjob, I could easily. The fact that I love my 9-5 job is the only thing stopping me. It would be very easy to scale it up into a full time job. The good thing about firearms is that they sell themselves.
As you can see from my long winded ramble, that's how things have worked out since I obtained my federal firearms license. I won't lie and say that it's easy to get one, it's not. Quite frankly, it's a pain in the ass. You'll probably screw up the first time you try to get it, and there's a strong possibility that you may even screw up more than once. This can either cause you extreme delays and frustration, or an outright denial for your license.
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So my best suggestion to anyone that wants to get their federal firearms license, is to get help with the process from people that have been helping others for years. You're basically guaranteed to get your license the first time you apply with little to no delay. Any questions concerning the application process that you encounter have undoubtedly been asked 100 times before, and these guys know the correct answer. They'll guide you in the right direction and help you every step of the way. I hate to sound salesy or preachy, but I really can't recommend these people enough. They were extremely helpful to me, and they are the reason I was successful in obtaining my license the first time.