Through FFLGuard’s cost-effective JumpStart solution, prospective Federal Firearms Licensees can develop an effective business plan for their retail firearms business while complying with federal regulations and local laws. JumpStart is an add-on to FFLGuard’s tiered service plans that helps FFL dealers starting a new business get on the path to success in the firearms industry.
Services offered as part of JumpStart include:
Entity Selection Advice
FFLGuard counsel will advise you with regard to forming and operating as a corporate entity (such as a limited liability company or a corporation), in order to negate potential personal liability (injury claims, contracts, debts, etc.) and help ensure your business’ viability and continuity.
FFLGuard counsel will oversee the entire ATF application process and advise you against pitfalls that could delay issuance of the FFL while keeping track of your application at ATF’s Federal Firearms Licensing Center.
Entity Corporate Governance Advice
FFLGuard counsel will deliver effective corporate governance documents (i.e., operating agreements, shareholders agreements, and bylaws) for execution and implementation. These corporate governance documents are specifically tailored to address the very unique issues applicable to an FFL dealer and to ensure compliance with firearms specific federal laws, state requirements, and local regulations (such as those involving “prohibited persons”).
FFLGuard lawyers will not only prepare the necessary corporate governance documents, but will also guide you on how these governance documents – and their terminology – work in the real world.
Increased Legal Support
You gain access to our Counsel and Professionals to address Federal Firearms Licensee entity selection and structure issues, as well as access to FFLGuard’s JumpStart Coordinator.
Complimentary First Year of FFLGuard Program Benefits
For one (1) year from the date of your FFL issuance, enjoy all Basic Services provided to FFLGuard clients at no additional cost.
Cost
$4,995 with Application Assistance
$3,995 without Application Assistance
Optional Additional Services
Attendance During Application Inspection – FFLGuard counsel will travel to your business location, meet with you to prepare for the ATF’s application inspection, and attend that inspection to help you answer and address ATF questions regarding your reorganized business and future plans.
Software Selection and Implementation – FFLGuard‘s experts will assist you with understanding available software specific to your business operations, making a selection to support your needs, and providing guidance for best practices for implementation, up to and including project management.
FAQs
To get an FFL, you must have “business intent”, which can be satisfied through an LLC. While an LLC is not required, it can help establish a clear business intent, which could make the ATF more inclined to approve an FFL application.
Prohibited persons are disqualified from getting an FFL. These include:
- Anyone who has been convicted of a felony or any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year
- Anyone who under indictment for a felony or any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year
- Fugitives from Justice
- Unlawful Users or Addicts of Controlled Substances
- People who have been adjudicated as a mental defective or have been committed to any mental institution
- Illegal aliens
- People who have been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
- People who have renounced his or her United States citizenship;
- Anyone subject to a court order restraining the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of the intimate partner
- People who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
The entire FFL application process takes about 60 days from the time your correct application was first received at the Federal Firearms Licensing Center (FFLC).
Ready to get started with JumpStart? FFLGuard’s legal experts will guide you through the process of launching your firearm business while meeting ATF compliance. Join FFLGuard to explore your options and Contact Us with any questions.