AmmoLand.com

Finding Gun Retailers & Guns Online

FindTheBest

USA --(Ammoland.com)- Looking for a local gun dealer that holds a Federal Firearm License?

FindTheBest is here to help sort out the confusion surrounding the status of dealers with Federal Firearms Licenses from the ATF.

While the ATF releases this information for the public it is hard to sort through all the confusion with over 65,000 licensees. FindTheBest has organized the data into an easy to use format, where you can easily sort through the information to find what you are looking for. Additionally, you can filter the License Type so you can find the dealer that meets your needs.

Now that you have found the dealer, you can compare the different guns on FindTheBest as well. With a database of 626 guns, you can compare side-by-side guns that you are considering to see how they stack up. The variables you can compare across include Manufacturer, MSRP, Class, Action, Caliber, Capacity, Dimensions, and more. So whether you are in the market for Hunting, Sports, or Defense FindTheBest can help you sort through all the information and find the information on guns you need.

If you are in the market for guns, then you may want to consider a Gun Safe to store your guns and ammunition. Before you purchase a gun safe, you will want to make sure that the safe can accommodate the range of guns that you are planning to store.  Other factors to influence your decision may be the Fire Rating, Burglary Rating, or Lock Rating. If you are still unsure then FindTheBest compiles ratings for the safes based on relevant data provided by manufacturers.

Finally, you may also be interested in going out to a shooting range to test out any new guns. With over 300 indoor or outdoor shooting ranges listed, FindTheBest can help you find the one nearest to you.

Author: Jack Middlebrook student at University of California Santa Barbara and shooting enthusiast. He also works for FindTheBest in the Sports and Recreation group.

Filed under: Shooting Media News by Ammoland No Comments »

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- The Gun Control Act (GCA) generally prohibits any person from transferring firearms to any unlicensed person who they know or have reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the State in which the transferor resides.

See 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5). Longstanding Federal firearms regulations at 27 C.F.R. 478.11 define the term “State of residence” differently for U.S. citizens and aliens.

A U.S. citizen’s State of residence is the State in which he or she is present with the intention of making a home; while an alien is considered a resident of a State if he or she has resided in that State for a period of at least 90 days prior to the date of transfer with the intention of making a home.

As you know, Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) are required to obtain documentation establishing that an alien legally in the United States has resided in the State continuously for at least 90 days prior to the transfer of the firearm.

This documentation is currently recorded as a response to Question 20c of the Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473.

The Department of Justice (the Department) has recently concluded that, as a matter of law, applying a more stringent State residency requirement for aliens legally present in the U.S. than for U.S. citizens is incompatible with the language of the GCA.

As a result, ATF will be revising the regulations in 27 C.F.R. Part 478 to conform to the Department’s conclusions by removing the separate 90-day residency requirement for aliens. Once the regulations have been revised, both U.S. citizens and aliens legally present in the U.S. will be subject to the same requirements for State residency and proof of residency. ATF is in the process of amending its forms to conform to the statute as well.

This process of amending the relevant regulations and forms will be completed as expeditiously as possible. Until that process is complete, however, the current regulations have the force of law. Accordingly, for the time being, FFLs should continue to use the current forms and abide by the current regulations.

ATF is committed to assisting you in complying with Federal firearms laws. If you have any questions, please contact ATF’s Firearms Industry Programs Branch at (202) 648-7190.

Filed under: Shooting Industry News by Ammoland No Comments »