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Federal Firearms License system
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Firearms_License_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
licensing system
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:FFL
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives
gptkbp:applicantMustBe
21 years or older
not prohibited from possessing firearms
gptkbp:applicantMustComplyWith
state and local law
gptkbp:applicantMustHave
business premises
gptkbp:appliesTo
firearms manufacturers
firearms dealers
firearms importers
gptkbp:backgroundCheckRequired
true
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established
1938
gptkbp:fareControl
varies by license type
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Federal Firearms License system
gptkbp:inspectionBy
gptkb:ATF
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act
gptkb:Gun_Control_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:licenseTypes
gptkb:Type_07_Manufacturer_of_Firearms
gptkb:Type_08_Importer_of_Firearms
Type 01 Dealer in Firearms
Type 02 Pawnbroker in Firearms
Type 03 Collector of Curios and Relics
gptkbp:purpose
regulate manufacture, import, and sale of firearms and ammunition
gptkbp:recordsRetention
20 years for acquisition and disposition records
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:National_Firearms_Act
gptkbp:renewalPeriod
3 years
gptkbp:revocationPossibleFor
violations of federal law
gptkbp:transferRestrictions
must conduct background checks on buyers
gptkbp:website
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/apply-license
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:United_States_federal_firearms_legislation
gptkb:Gun_Control_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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