he was wronghowdy wrote:I looked into a FFL a few years back. I got to the point of the call by the ATF. HE asked where I was planning on doing my business. You have to have some dedicated space that can be inspected for compliance with the rules. He asked if it was out of my home and I said yes. He asked if I lived in a subdivision with a set of deed restrictions. I said yes. He then said i did not qualify because all deed restrictions do not allow a business out of the home. With that he hung up and my quest came to an end.
not all texas subdivisions prohibit business out of your home. ours is one of them and we have deed restrictions for the subdivision. we have many folks doing internet business actions
atf is like the irs...answer is solely dependent on who answers the phone, time of day and day of week
when i was pursuing a FFl and using my home as the office..atf told me they could inspect and i had to have suitable secure storage for the inventory...pretty vague in the terms "suitable secure storage" I asked if that meant a specific sized safe or simply a lock box? he suggested a safe, but it was not clearly identified in the rules.
waited three days and called back, was told it had to be a safe of a specific size and weight, and my doors had to be double locked.
then i got arrested and it fell to the way side , i was not guilty it was an illiterate cop that couldn't read the difference in the numbers 2 and 7
took thousands to get bail and charges dropped.
he Eo has one area that i have to agree, reporting firearms that dont make it to the expected delivery location for one. seems common sense.