Use this form to apply for a license to sell firearms.
Use this Department of Justice form to keep a record of your firearms.
Use this form only to report the sale or transfer of handguns.
We are unable to issue alien firearms licenses at this time. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has told law enforcement agencies it is against federal law to use federal databases for background checks if the law enforcement agencies share the results with a non-criminal justice agency such as the Department of Licensing. This means law enforcement agencies cannot perform the background checks required by state law for issuing an alien firearms license. Without these background checks, we cannot complete the application process or issue alien firearms licenses. For more information, please call us at (360) 664-6616 or email us at firearms@dol.wa.gov.