FFL Dealers in North Carolina
2,031 federally licensed firearms dealers across North Carolina, 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 North Carolina requires for a private transfer
- North Carolina does not require a private sale to go through a licensed dealer. Using one anyway is what puts a background check and a paper trail behind the sale — which is the part that protects the seller if the firearm later turns up somewhere it should not.
- North Carolina requires a permit to purchase for some firearms.
- Transfers between immediate family members are generally exempt in North Carolina, though documenting one is still worth doing.
- Pistol Purchase Permit repealed March 2023.
Cities in North Carolina
- Charlotte45
- Greensboro36
- Raleigh36
- Wilmington35
- Fayetteville34
- Mooresville31
- Winston Salem28
- Concord25
- Jacksonville24
- Durham19
- Franklin19
- Hendersonville19
- High Point18
- Salisbury18
- Asheville17
- Burlington17
- Lexington17
- Murphy17
- Goldsboro16
- Reidsville16
- Sanford16
- Thomasville16
- Waynesville16
- Monroe15
- New Bern15
- Shelby15
- Statesville15
- Asheboro14
- Rocky Mount14
- Canton13
- Hickory13
- Kinston13
- Lenoir13
- Albemarle12
- Gastonia12
- Greenville12
- Kernersville12
- Marion12
- Mocksville12
- Morganton12
- Roxboro12
- Washington11
- Waxhaw11
- Four Oaks10
- Granite Falls10
- Lincolnton10
- Siler City10
- Taylorsville10
- Dunn9
- Kannapolis9
- Lumberton9
- Matthews9
- Oxford9
- Sylva9
- Wilson9
- Yadkinville9
- Boone8
- Cary8
- Clayton8
- Eden8
- Elizabeth City8
- Garner8
- Madison8
- Marshall8
- Pittsboro8
- Rockingham8
- Tarboro8
Another 1,028 North Carolina 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