Buying A Firearm Online is 100% Legal
Below are a few things you need to know first
- You are responsible for knowing you state and federal laws.
Ex. Special Permits and restrictions that are needed to obtain a firearm/ammo.
- All firearms are required by law to ship to a Federal Firearms License(FFL)
This means in no way will we ever have a firearm shipped to your home address.
- Once you order a Firearm and it has been received by the FFL you selected for transfer, you must complete a 4473 (Firearm Transaction Record) and complete a background check.
After you complete 4473 and pass your background check you are cleared to receive the firearm.
- Things to make Note of when buying a firearm online
- FFL transfering dealers will charge you a fee to complete the transfer average is $20-$55.
- Some states will require you to pay sales tax if you didn't pay it online.
- If you live in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York it is especially important that you verify what you are buying is legal to own in your state.
- Lastly a good policy to adopt with buying a firearm online anywhere is to inspect the firearm for damage, defects and function at your FFL’s location prior to completing the 4473 form.
How To Checkout With A Firearm
Once you add a firearm to the cart you will see the prompt below.
Click the SELECT YOUR DEALER button to begin your search.
Below are the next steps to selecting your FFL.
NOTE: if you can not find your FFL, sometimes they need to be added to our database. Please Email info@shootingsurplus.com
After you have selected a FFL you should the below and a Green Confirmation of a valid FFL.
Now you are ready to proceed with your order and complete checkout.
Once you have completed checkout with the firearm you may get a email notification requesting copy/photo image of your FFL's License.
If we have their License on file there is nothing needed.
- In order to ship your firearm, we need an actual copy/photo image of your FFL’s license, without it we will not be able to complete your order.
- We highly encourage you to also be as proactive as possible in obtaining the necessary FFL info as we process a high volume of orders daily.
- We recommend uploading the FFL image to our website via the following link which you can us or your dealer: https://shootingsurplus.com/ffl-upload/
We ship Monday through Friday and processing time once payment and FFL/FFL Image have been received can take up to 24-96HRS.
Once your order has shipped you will receive a email with tracking information.