Gun permit Questions from a newbie?

[GI joe owner]

I am new to gun ownership, but I love guns and plan on buying many more than the 3 I have. I would like information on the different classes of permits (1,2 and 3), what an FFL enables me to do and what a C&R permit allows me to do. should I rephrase this question?
I am simply curious because, the more permits I have means more guns I can legally own. Right?
Also, are there multiple types of pistol permits? If so, how does each one differ from the next?
Also, I live in western ny

 

[Glacierwolf]

People like you need to include what damn state you live in with a question like this.

You need to have a business office, with regular posted 40 hours per week open, and - a gross receipts of $276,000 to keep your Class 1 FFL. Class 1 FFL is for people who sell guns - and if you do not have enough gross reciepts to prove you are a business and not a hobby - BATFE will shut you down..... and all the trouble you went through to get the license is a waste of time.

Class 2 - is for people who make silencers and machine guns. Some states do not allow you build itmes to sell to the public - 37 do.

Class 3 - is for people who sell silencers, machine guns and destructive devices. Some states do not allow you to sell to the public - 37 do.

Unless you are a person who is going to go into business - all off these are useless to you. If you don't mind spending $500 every three years, having the Class 2 is handy to buy, sell, swap, and trade suppressors - but if you decide to give up that license in 10 years or so, the toys you have acquired are no longer transferable. You die - they can be passed down to your heirs - but - this can be a huge, big, fricken hassel to your family!

The C&R is for collectors. It lets you buy, sell, and trade old firearms - firearms that are on the official BATFE listed web site for C&R transactions.

None of these are useful for concealed carry or using from state to state.

Each state has their own pistol permit program. Some states have reciprocity with other states - each state recognizes the others permits. Some states have no pistol permits - like Alaska - where anyone can open carry. Some states do not allow ownership or CCW of pistols.

For a complete list - go to www.opencarry.com

 

[Uneducated Voter]

Generally you do not need a permit to own a gun. The FFL permit is for gun-dealers (retailers). With the C&R License, you don't pay the transfer fee (between $10 and $25 if buying from a gun store) but the gun must be ~50 years old, or older.

Depending on what state/country you live in, you can probably buy as many guns as you want without a license or permit.

 

[Fatefinger]

You only need an FFL in the case of your going to sell guns as a buisness. A C&R FFL is personal use FFL to allow you to have C&R eligable guns shipped to your house. Your limited to guns over 50 years of age or guns the ATF has deemed a curio or relic.

Now since your in NYS when it comes to rifles and shotguns you don't need anything besides money. Handguns on the other hand require a license. And I am also certain registration.

Those 1, 2 and 3 permits of types of seller FFL's and attain to types of firearms one can sell. Class one normal handguns and rifles, class 2 can sell "destructive devices" meaning large bore weapons, sawed off shotguns, short barreled rifles. Class 3 can sell "destructive devices" as well as full automatics. As I have said these FFL's are for SELLING. You don't need them to buy. But there is a long winded process to buy restricted guns like automatics.