Two ffl holders locally require it to come from another ffl holder. One says it is the law. I quit buying new guns from him after arguing about it. Another said he knows it isn't the law, but the local ATF agent made it clear she wanted it done that way.
Instead of them, I drive 40 miles and use a small town hardware store that has a big gun selection. He says the $10 transfers ( yes, $10) is the easiest money he will make all day. Because of that, he also sells me bullets and powder and bolts and plants and rat poison and gun cases and whatever else can be imagined from a small town hardware store. He said he knows what the local ATF chick can want , and that she can keep wanting but isn't going to get it.
