Type 01: Standard retail dealer and gunsmith.
Type 02: Pawnbroker who takes firearms as collateral.
Type 03: Collector of curios and relics (does not permit commercial dealing).
Type 07: Manufacturer of firearms. [1, 2, 3]
- Will you make firearms or serialize receivers? Yes: Type 07. No: keep reading.
- Will you take firearms as pawn collateral? Yes: Type 02. No: Type 01.
- Will you sell suppressors or other NFA items?Add the matching SOT class to whichever license you chose.
- Class 1 SOT pairs with an importer license (08 or 11) to import NFA items.
- Class 2 SOT pairs with a manufacturer license (07 or 10) to make and deal NFA items.
- Class 3 SOT pairs with a dealer license (01 or 02) to deal NFA items. This is the common suppressor-dealer setup.
- Background Checks: Must conduct FBI background checks via Form 4473 for buyers.
- Record Keeping: Must maintain strict acquisition and disposition (A&D) logs.
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State Compliance: Must follow all local and state-level licensing laws in addition to federal regulations.
