Firearm and Ammunition

Purchasing Rules and Restrictions

Firearms:

Cady Auction is an FFL (Federal Firearms License) holder and we follow all Firearms Laws and Regulations. Know your local laws before you bid.

  • Firearms will be shipped to a FFL (Federal Firearms License) dealer to be transferred to the new owner after a copy of a current signed FFL along with your name, paddle number and lot number of purchase has been emailed to ffl@cadyauction.com.

  • Local buyers will be required to follow Iowa law. Buyers will complete a 4473 form and those without a valid gun permit will be required to pass a background check.

  • Cady Auction does honor C&R (Curio & Relics) license holders for eligible C&R firearms and will ship to the C&R address. A current signed copy of the C&R along with your name, paddle number and lot number of purchase has been emailed to ffl@cadyauction.com.

  • Antique firearms (manufactured in 1898 or before), BB & Pellet guns and approved black powder guns can be shipped directly to buyer with adult signature unless local laws or shipper restricts this. Local buyers: no permit or back ground check required. Long gun buyers must be 18 years old and hand guns must be 21 years old.

Ammunition:

Cady Auction does not ship ammunition outside the Unitied States. Shipped ammunition must be shipped Fedex with adult signature. Buyers must be 18 years old. The following additional restrictions apply;

  • We cannot ship to PO boxes.
  • No ammunition shipments to AK, HI, Washington DC, P.R. Or V.I.
  • CA: Ammunition will be shipped to a FFL. A copy of the FFL license needs to be emailed to Cady Auction. Armor piercing, tracer and incendiary 50 cal not permitted.
  • CT: A state issued pistol permit, long gun certificate, or ammunition certificate AND driver’s license needs to be scanned and emailed to us. Armor piercing and not permitted.
  • FL: Armor piercing and incendiary not permitted.
  • IL: No ammunition shipments to the City of Chicago. All other areas in IL require FOID scanned and emailed to us. Armor piercing, bobo shells, and incendiary not permitted.
  • IN: Armor piercing not permitted.
  • KY: Armor piercing not permitted.
  • LA: Armor piercing not permitted.
  • MA: A state issued firearms permit AND driver’s license needs to be scanned and emailed to us.Armor piercing, Dum-dum not permitted.
  • ME: Armor piercing not permitted except collectible.
  • NJ: A state issued firearms permit AND driver’s license needs to be scanned and emailed to us.
  • NY: Ammunition will be shipped to a FFL. A copy of the FFL license needs to be emailed to Cady Auction. We cannot ship to New York City proper or Five Boroughs.
  • NV: Handgun armor piercing not permitted.
  • OK: Armor piercing not permitted.
  • RI: Handgun armor piercing not permitted.
  • TX: Handgun armor piercing not permitted.
  • Shipping is not available to any other area within the United States where it is prohibited by federal, state or local laws to ship product. Buyers are responsible for knowing their local laws.