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Originally Posted by dhoward
I didn't have a problem with zoning laws. I don't have a storefront either. There are a lot of misconceptions about requirements. I did all of my local and state legwork first. Do a search for FFLs within you local area, if there are any at all, there is precedent for you to get one as well. HOA may be a different story
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But your FFL (and perhaps livelihood) shouldn't be dependent on local zoning laws. They have nothing to do with federal law and BATF has no authority to enforce local zoning laws. The FFL I used in VA was shut down by BATF because of this. He's a home builder in his day job, doesn't live in an HOA, has a single family house on some acreage, had no violations and, because of his day job, is pretty competent at dealing with city and county zoning regs. Turns out they had changed just as his renewal time came up.
The guy I use in Phoenix finally did open a storefront because he was pretty sure he'd get shut down if he remained home-based.