Okay, stupid question, what is a C&R?
C&R License a quick primerThe Federal Firearms License 03 (FFL03)/C&R License allows you to become a licensed collector of Curio & Relic (C&R License) firearms. This includes pretty much any firearm older than 50 years as well as certain special configuration and certain “oddity” weapons. The old saying, “they just don’t make em like they used to” applies here.
The FFL03/C&R License is useful for anyone who is interested in purchasing surplus / military surplus rifles and/or pistols. The fee for the C&R is $30 for three years. Your benefit is that it allows you to purchase this type of weapon without doing an FFL transfer, which in my area costs between $10 and $25 dollars, depending who you purchase from.
The C&R enables you to acquire approved firearms and weapons through state lines, transfer said weapons amongst licensed individuals, and order these weapons through mail (FedEx or UPS).
Can you sell weapons with a C&R LicenseThis area is a little tricky. Yes, you may sell your C&R acquired firearms, however you can’t do it as your “livelihood”. You can also “dispose” of or sell C&R weapons to individuals whom are not prohibited within your state and also to a licensee residing in another state.
What’s a C&R weapon
Curios or Relics-> Firearms interesting to collectors for reason other than normally associated with weapons intended for use in sporting or use as defensive or offensive weapons. Firearms classified as curios or relics, must fall into a category below:
* Firearms made a minimum of 50 years before today’s date, not to include replicas thereof;
* Firearms certified by a curator of municipal, State or a Federal museum that displays firearms as curios or relics possessing museum interest; and
* Additional firearms that derive a great portion of their value from being novel, bizarre, rare, or due to their association an event, historical figure or period.
You need to keep a record of all of your transactions, but that’s not a big deal. The best resource for obtaining a C&R license is found here, I’m not going to re post everything they listed, since they already have the most complete reference.
Following their directions, you should receive your C&R License withing a month or two. The only hard part (once you get help to fill out all of the paperwork) about getting the license is finding your CLEO (Chief Law Enforcement Officer) information, which is fairly trivial; either Google for your area’s Police Department (for me it was Fairfax County Police Department) or possibly call your county or city non-emergency number.
If you call, ask for the name and business address of the Chief of Police for the purpose of obtaining an ATF Federal Firearms License. When you want to start making purchases from one of the approved gun dealers you will need to send a signed copy of your FFL03 to the dealer.
http://federal-firearms-license.net/c-and-r-license/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Firearms_License