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Short, plain guides to the parts of buying and transferring a firearm that people actually get stuck on. No legal advice, and nothing padded out to fill a page.
What “Dealer Confirmed” means on FFLSearch
A provenance marker, not a rating — and exactly what it does not mean.
In preparation
Listed so you know what is coming. Nothing here is published until it is worth reading.
- What is an FFL transfer, and how does it work?
The pillar guide: what happens between “buy” and “collect”.
- What is an FFL transfer fee — and what should you pay?
Grounded in FFLSearch’s own published fee data, with the sample size stated.
- How to choose a receiving FFL
What actually matters, and what does not.
- Buying a firearm online: a first-time guide
Start to finish, for someone who has never done it.
- How FFL dealers claim and update their listing
The dealer side, in one page.
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