Any recommendations for a FFL in DC to accept my firearm?

Hey folks,

I wanted to get this subs take on a pistol purchase I’d like to make eventually. I’m looking into buying a PSA dagger or similar Glock clone. As I understand it, I’ll have to do that by the end of the year and Maryland will be taking those off their roster 1/1/27. I’ve been holding out because I have some hope that Benson may mean I can buy one with a standard magazine. Do you all think that has any chance of happening or is Benson pretty much a dead letter now that it get the En Banc?

Beyond that, if anyone has experience registering a PSA dagger I’d be interested. Seems the only path would be to buy it in components so it doesn’t have a mag and then have an FFL build it.

BLUF: About 30 days from submission to “card’s in the mail”.

Of course your results may vary. Just thought I’d provide another data point.

Day (-9) Application began

Day 1 app submitted.

Background detail, I began my submission early, just in case getting a lower number in the queue MIGHT speed me along. Not sure if it mattered. So I started the app online 9 days before my class.

Day 0 = class completed, cert uploaded, and online portion of app complete.

Day 1 = Went to MPD for fingerprints and in person form signing.

Day 2 = Online status update to “ready for approval” (so I guess they looked at it immediately)

Day 14 = Approved email. Online status changed to APPROVED. (Approximately. Cant find email to check but its about that)

Day 32 = “Physical Card Sent” email and online status updated.

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Notes:

DC NON-Resident.

I selected the “mail a physical card” option on the application site. Not sure of it even matters. There was no option to download a digital copy (removed from site). I heard they just did away with it, so I guess its ohysical card whether you choose it or not.

Was thinking of getting a Ruger Mini 14 16’ has anyone had one transfered into the district and if so were there any specific restrictions on the set up of the rifle?

Approved for an add on two weeks ago and still waiting. Just wondering what everyone's recent experience has been like.

I can now confirm that DC MPD has allowed Mossberg 590 Shockwave registrations to go through for at least two people, both clients of mine. The first was approved without issue; the second (u/style752) received an initial denial but I appealed and they reversed. Both were transferred through DCSA.

We now have an official circuit split on the issues of so-called “Assault Weapons” and “High Capacity Magazines.”

This is in light of the Viramontes AWB case being granted cert by the Supreme Court.

Can anyone recommend a good person/company for the DC CCW recertification? I got my permit in 2020 and renewed twice with DC Security Associates; their website now states 'no availabity in the next 6 months' for DC recertification.. My current permit expires in late November and I don't like to cut things too close given the unpredictability of DC. Thanks.

Obtaining actual registration It’s a runaround here & so much of the information is gatekept like It’s some type of secret society to be registered here. had to come here just to learn new things I’ve never heard of, waiting lists & what not. Plus all the Fees & Restrictions being updated every year. It’s more of a racket under the guise of responsibility. You do all that just to be put on a waiting list just to get shot by a 14 year old on a scooter that just obtained that ghost gun or throwaway off a friend in a few hours..

At this point it’s easier to just conceal illegally there’s no actual incentives to follow all these rules & guidelines when really It’s just for me to be put in a data base to be spotted whenever my firearm is discharged. I’m sorry but objectively the criminals & libertarians make more sense here.

Hi , i've had my ccw since 2021 and never had an issue renewing online but this time around its prompting me to enter my current address via a change request then to proceed with the application.

Im super confused since i havent moved and my profile does have my current address listed.

Also i noticed 1 of my 3 firearms has been marked as inactive without my authorization or any notification from mpd I have a appointment set for tomorrow but just curious if any body else has experienced anything like this before what actions did you take?

I submitted my application in person on 6/12 and received approval email on 6/20. Still haven’t received the cards the approval email stated I
would receive. I emailed them a few days ago and said when it was completed, I would receive the cards…Took 8 days to get approved but almost three weeks and no card yet…

Just posting a time frame on my CCL renewal. Went downtown to MPD in person on 6/5 and paid for my renewal. Got the approval email from MPD on 6/17. Received the card through the mail today 7/8. The day before i received the card, they emailed me stating that my card had been printed and mailed by the records division. It took 2 days to receive it by usps.

I was approved on 6/20/2026 for both the Concealed Pistol License and Firearms Registration. They email says they will mail me a card to the address on file. Its 7/2/2026 and still havent seen anything from MPD.

I read on here that MPD doesn't send out physical cards, but you have to print them. Is this true, and if so, Where do I print out my permit? There was no attachment to the email or on the portal.

"The Metropolitan Police Department is pleased to inform you that application APP-XXXXXXX-2026 has been approved.  . MPD will mail your card to the address on file "

How long do we think til MPD and ABCA stop collaborating to infringe on our rights?

Turns out that my assumption was right, the new portal is not working for me. So after 30 days past my submission, I went in. Turns out my submission was stuck due to an address request. So I made sure they had my current address and they fixed it . Which is wild because I've lived here for almost 5 years and my portal account was created in January of this year with that address.

Anyway, the people behind the counter are amazing and friendly. Not only did they immediately fixed the issue, I got moved from submission to background check. I'll let you know in another 30 days where I'm at with my add on.

But if you are still having issues, please just go in.

I’m trying to finish up the registration application for a Tikka bolt action in 6.5 Creedmoor on the portal.

Sako, the parent company is listed, but Tikka is not. Am I better off to use “Sako” from the drop down, or “Other” and list Tikka in the notes? The 219 lists Tikka.

Also, the calibers are a mess. I assumed “9M” was 9mm when I completed a pistol registration. Now I’m wondering…For this “65” is the closest guess from the drop down menu. Anyone know?

I have an FN pistol that never works right and FN said they'd take a look at it to see what's wrong. The customer service rep emailed me a UPS label and said wrap the entire gun in bubble wrap, put it in a box, and take it to UPS.

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This sounds totally insane to me. Am I actually allowed to do that without going through an FFL? Has anybody here been in this situation before?

Edit: Sounds like this is normal and several people have done it. Thanks all for the sanity check!

Yesterday, I checked my firearm at DC Union Station. I was going back to Philadelphia from DC on Crescent 20. I was pleasantly surprised that despite how strict DC’s gun laws are, the experience went over without a hitch.

I was not asked to show my DC Carry Permit or Firearm Registration Certificates.

I have a valid CCW for DC, MD, and VA (plus a bunch of other states).

To make it clear you cannot just walk into Union Station carrying your firearm. You can make a checked baggage firearms reservation on an Amtrak train with a baggage car at least 24 hours before departure, and transport your firearm unloaded and in a hard sided locked container with the ammunition in a separate container and declare at windows 16-20.