Anyone know what it takes to get an FFL in Washington state? A friend is thinking about opening a shop.
What the hell is an FFL?
Federal Firearms License. My friend is thinking about getting an FFL and opening a shop possibly in Whatcom County. (So there are two issues: Federal and State.) He’d also like to get a Class III license. Machine guns are not allowed in Washington, but he wants to sell to military and law enforcement.
The BATF’s website (www.atf.gov) seems like a good place to start, here’s what they say about the FFL:
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#c
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/fflc/index.htm
I didn’t see anything about the Class 3 license though.
I found some stuff about the rules in Washington state by searching on “Firearms” at their website:
There were lots of legal decisions, opinions by previous AGs and so on, you can probably find the right department to ask there.
I’ve sent him the links.