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This Google search will get you about obtaining an FFL:

ffl | "federal firearms license" ~obtaining ~ becoming

But a lot of those links are also selling "kits", instructions, forums, assistance, etc.

The standard application fees for Non-Destructive devices start from $30 and reach $200 (depends if you want a collector, dealer, importer, pawnbroker or manufacturer license).

"Dealer" is a type of FFL ($200 license 3-year, $90 3-year renewal), generally the one that most gun shops would have (at least). The other names above are pretty much what they sound like.

Main thing to look for is they tightened up on people who weren't really in business (storefront helps but I don't think it is mandatory) who were just using it to buy wholesale....

This specific link is better than some of the others: http://www.squidoo.com/Federal_Firearms_License (but they are selling a kit too)


If you change the Google search to EXCLUDE some terms (with a minus sign) things might get more interesting:

ffl | "federal firearms license" ~obtaining ~ becoming dealer -kit -markella

Keep adding your own -terms until you get rid of the junk you don't won't (e.g., -fflkit gets rid of a lot of junk when added to the above search, down to only 2800 google hits)

You can also focus the search on Google Groups to get Usenet Groups (sort of like a cross between this Forum and Email News Letters if you haven't used them). Google Groups are in the MORE pull down menu at the top of a regular google search (and it will search the same thing you previously searched the web.)