FFL Dealers in Connecticut
394 federally licensed firearms dealers across Connecticut, from the ATF’s published licensee list. Pick a city for names, addresses and phone numbers.
This is the ATF licensee list — who holds a licence and where. It is not opening hours, not transfer fees, and not a guarantee that a given dealer handles private-party transfers. Call before you drive.
What Connecticut requires for a private transfer
- Connecticut requires every private firearm sale to go through a licensed dealer, so an FFL is not optional here — you need one of the dealers below.
- Connecticut requires a permit to purchase for handguns.
- Connecticut exempts some transfers between family members, but the exemption is narrower than people expect and does not cover every relative or every kind of transfer. Check before relying on it.
- Permit or eligibility certificate required before purchase. No waiting period - earlier 1-week and 2-week waits were replaced by the DESPP authorization-number requirement (CGS 29-33).
Cities in Connecticut
Another 337 Connecticut dealers are in towns with fewer than 8 licensees each, so they do not have a page of their own. Search by ZIP code to find those.
Doing the transfer itself
A dealer handles the background check. The bill of sale, both parties’ records and a permanent copy of the paperwork are what Gun Transfer does — $50 flat, about ten minutes.
How it works