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Firearms
How to Buy a Gun Online: FFL Transfers Step by Step
Yes, you can buy a gun online. It ships to a licensed dealer near you, not your door. Here is every step, from picking an FFL to the background check at pickup.
Read the guideHow to Choose a Concealed Carry Pistol: Your First Carry Gun
Size, capacity, recoil, sights, safeties and the holster that makes it all work. A plain guide to picking a first concealed carry pistol you will actually carry.
Read the guideBuying Guns Across State Lines: What Can Ship Where
The federal rules for buying a gun from another state, explained plainly: where it ships, how handguns and long guns differ, and the state rules to check before you order.
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