How to Find an FFL Dealer in Your State (2026 Guide)

Buyers searching for an FFL dealer near them shop state first, then metro. A step-by-step guide to finding a transfer dealer, verifying the license and comparing fees — plus what that search looks like from the dealer's side of the counter.

By Sara Owens •

NFA Guidance Is Live: The Q4 Market Math for FFL Dealers

ATF's October 9 open letter makes NFA approval and registration voluntary nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs. The market math: September's demand data, what actually moved on the P&L, and where the category goes next quarter.

By Mark Edwards •

NFA Transfers: A Revenue Line Dealers Keep Ignoring

The NFA injunction protects parties and their customers, not every dealer. A field guide to running NFA transfers now, pricing them as a revenue line, and getting found when buyers search for a shop that handles suppressors.

By Fred Thompson •

FFL News: Tucson Burglaries, NFA Pushback, Recordkeeping

Two Tucson gun stores were burglarized in one week, DOJ is fighting broader NFA relief after letting the suppressor ruling stand, a Las Vegas man got 33 months for unlicensed dealing, and bound-book software keeps consolidating.

By Fred Thompson •

How FFL Dealers Get Found and Win Suppressor Transfers

Suppressor and NFA transfer demand is the biggest under-managed revenue line at most FFLs. Here is the growth playbook to capture it, plus how customers find an FFL dealer near them.

By Gary Stone •

NFA SEO: How FFL Dealers Win Suppressor Searches

The NFA appeal window just closed. Here is how FFL dealers can capture the surge in suppressor, SBR and NFA transfer searches with the right pages, keywords, Google Business Profile and schema.

By Sara Owens •

Q4 for FFL Dealers: A 63-Day Marketing Countdown

ATF says its NFA guidance is weeks away, the 18-to-20 buyer segment is opening, and the revised Form 4473 will not land until after the holidays. Here is the week-by-week plan for the 63 days that decide a dealer's year.

By Gary Stone •

NFA Guidance 'Weeks Away': What ATF Told Dealers in Dallas

ATF's director and chief counsel spent three days with FFLs in Dallas. The NFA guidance dealers have waited for is close but unsigned, 4473 suppressor transfers will not be cited, and the new Form 4473 slips past the holidays. What was actually said - and what to do with it.

By Fred Thompson •
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