Class 3 Firearms

CAN YOU OWN A CLASS 3 WEAPON?

Under Federal Law

(Post Samples & Pre-Samples are NOT transferable to the public, they are restricted to C3 dealers & Govenment Agencys ONLY)

HOWEVER, The following material explains what you, the general public must do in order to legally purchase a Transferable Silencer, Machinegun, or other designated Class 3/Title 2 items. It also explains some of our tasks in this process.

1. You must be 21 years of age or older and legally able to qualify for the purchase of a regular handgun (meaning no felonies, violent misdemeanors, dishonorable discharges, etc.)

2. Pay us for the product, payment must be in full.

3. Get two 2″x2″ passport photographs taken. Attach one to the reverse side of each of the two copies of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms & Explosives (BATFE) Form 4 we give you. These photos typically cost $5 to $10.

4. Complete a small section on the reverse side of the BATFE Form 4 that declares why you wish to possess the item. Most folks say “Collector of firearms” or “Investment Purposes”.

5. Take the two copies of the Form 4, with pictures attached and your section completed to your local law enforcement agency (city police, county sheriff, judge or other acceptable official ). Also take the two FBI Form FD-258 fingerprint cards  we will give you. Ask the agency to officially take your fingerprints. This will usually cost $10 to $15. Also ask to have the chief of the agency complete his/her section of the reverse side of the Form 4. This merely attests that you are not wanted locally and that the official knows of no law which will be broken if you are approved by the government.

6. Bring us the two copies of the Form 4 and both completed fingerprint cards with a USPS money order made out to the BATFE ($5 for an “Any Other Weapon” or $200 for a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, silencer or machine gun) for the required transfer tax. We will then put the two copies of the completed Form 4′s, the two completed fingerprint cards and the money order in an envelope and immediately send it to the BATFE office in Atlanta, Ga.

7. The BATFE will first remove the money order and examine the paperwork for completeness. Assuming the paperwork is complete (it will be, or we will not mail it in), it will be assigned to an agent, who will have a nationwide FBI background  check performed on you. Once you pass this (all legal folks over 21 pass it), the BATFE will mail us back a certified copy of one of the Form 4′s we sent them. On this copy will be a stamp that looks like a postage stamp. This is a Federal tax stamp indicating the transfer tax is paid.

8. When we receive this Form 4 back with a stamp on it (currently about 100 – 140 days after we mail it in), we will call you and have you come by the shop to complete a BATFE Form 4473 and give you the product along with the Form 4. You should immediately make several copies of the Form 4 and carry one with you at all times while you have the item. Be sure to put the original in a safe place.

Once you have legal possession of the Class 3/Title 2 item you may not take the item across state lines unless you notify the BATFE in writing before doing so. We have these forms available for free. You are not asking for their approval but, instead, merely letting them know you are taking a Class 3/Title 2 item across state line(s) and when you will depart and return. (Not required for Suppressors or A.O.W.  but recomended. You better know the State law where you are going.)

You may not loan this Class 3/Title 2 item to anyone! You may not store this item at a friend’s home who has access to it. (Can be stored in a locked safe that only YOU can open) This is a restricted distribution item. To possess it requires (at the very least) an extensive background check. You are obligated by law (and common sense) to prevent anyone other than you from gaining access to it. You may let others use the item if they remain in your physical presence (under your control). If you decide to sell the item you must bring the item to us (or another Class 3 dealer) and the buyer to legally effect the transfer. The buyer then has to go through all the steps described and pay the required transfer tax, plus a $40 fee to us to handle the paperwork, etc. Should you be so attached to your prize possession that you keep it until your passing, you can will it to your next of kin without payment of transfer tax or order it to be sold with payment of required transfer tax. However during either of these 2 processes only the administrator of the estate can have possession of the item. There will be a $40 fee to us to handle the paperwork, etc in either case.