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Draftfederal licensing
Federal Firearms License type 03 is ATF’s collector license for qualifying Curio or Relic firearms. [1] Its scope is collecting those firearms rather than conducting a general commercial firearms business. [1] The firearm’s eligibility for Curio or Relic treatment is a separate classification question governed by the federal criteria described by ATF, including age and other specified collectible-interest grounds. [2] ATF also explains that Curio or Relic classification does not necessarily remove a firearm from the National Firearms Act’s separate regulated categories. [2]
- 1. ATF: Federal Firearms Licensesretrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. ATF: Curios and Relicsretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- FFL
A Federal Firearms Licensee: a licensed gun dealer.
- Curio or Relic firearmDraft
A Curio or Relic firearm has special interest to collectors for reasons other than its ordinary sporting or weapon function, under the federal definition described by ATF.
- National Firearms ActDraft
The National Firearms Act originated in 1934 as a federal tax and registration statute for specified firearm categories, later amended by Congress.
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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