Selling firearms

[blakegill66]

So I have several builds I want to complete. Being how much this cost I will sell the builds I that aren't my favorites. I am not looking to start a business and only looking to sell 3 or 4 in a month at most. What determines if I need an FFL? I am looking here before asking ATF in case someone has been through a similar situation.

 

[Jorfontenot08]

supporting a hobby is not defined by the ATF as needing an FFL or business front to acquire an FFL. if you are selling a few guns because you dont want them anymore and they financially support your hobby or interest of building more firearms then you are ok.

EDIT: im sorry, i meant to say they cant financially support your living. they cant be a means of income. hope that clears it up

 

[blakegill66]

I read a thread where there were some issues on BS about people grabbing the attention of government for transactions they were involved in. Don't want it to look like I am building just to sell, I building to find my perfect rifle, only way to find that is try them all

 

[Jorfontenot08]

which technically is just supporting a hobby. ive had a friend who has sold plenty of guns, just to buy others. some he keeps, most he doesnt. but in the scheme of it all your a small blip on their radar as far as selling a few guns. just be sure to create some bills of sales for a back up and you could even get them notarized to make it even more legit.

 

[Jack]

Please contact someone with real knowledge on this.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Sounds like a bad idea to me. You're stepping into all kinds of grey area. And grey area is not a place you want to be with the BATFE.

Like Jack said, don't rely on internet answers. Go straight to the source, write a letter to the BATFE and express what you'd like to do. They'll tell you the deal.

 

[thatguy]

Very grey.
http://hellboxarmory.com/Common Questions.htm

 

[blakegill66]

Well it will be a couple of months before anything is back in stock. Ill contact BATF and see how they feel about the issue.

 

[aroundlsu]

The ATF is very good at figuring out people who making a business out of selling guns in the manner you describe. You can't really ******** them. Your post says you plan to sell 3-4 every month that aren't your favorites. That's almost 50 guns a year. That's a lot. All it takes is for one of them to be used illegally before the ATF starts knocking on your door asking questions.

 

[RustyHammer]

Don't forget about the IRS ... they are going to want their piece of the pie as well. Technically you are supposed to report any income, even the $5 bill you found laying on the ground next to your car. Just saying ...