HomeMy WebLinkAboutDLT Supply New Business NarrativeDLT Supply – New Business Narrative - 02-10-2022
My name is Dillon Troxell. I am a homeowner and I live at 531 Route 163, Montville, CT. My intentions
are to start a new retail / manufacturing business to manufacture and sell firearms out of my spare room
turned office which will be called “DLT Supply LLC ''. I am degreed mechanical engineer and work full
time in my profession. I also have had a long history of enjoying firearms and would like to apply my
knowledge and experience towards starting my own business.
DLT Supply will be obtaining a Federal Firearms License (to be known as FFL). The license that will be
applied for is an FFL 07. The Type 07 FFL allows you to do everything a Type 01 FFL can (buy, sell and
repair firearms) plus manufacture firearms. After a permit is granted from the town for a home
occupation, the business starts the process to form an LLC and then proceeds to apply for an FFL. This
permit will be used to manufacture firearms. No ammunition will be available or for sale. Throughout
this application process, I have had a conversation with Lieutenant Radford of the Montville Police
Department to make sure he didn’t have any specific questions or additional requirements. LT. Radford
wanted to make sure that I was following all the legal routes to obtain my FFL which is what I will be
doing and he was happy to hear that I was checking all of the necessary boxes.
Once the business has been established and a license has been granted, I will create a website for
advertising and sales. Sales would have to take place face to face to complete the legally required
background check and transfer of the firearm OR items be sent through the mail to another FFL holder to
complete the transfer elsewhere. Ideally, I would be able to have the customer come to my home to
complete the transfer. This is something I have done as a purchaser at other license holders’ homes in
local towns as a firearms enthusiast. Business will be conducted by appointment and on a one on one
basis only. There will be no increased traffic or disturbance outside of what would normally be expected
in a residential area.
Sales will consist of items ordered by customers from specific manufacturers, or a custom firearm that I
will manufacture. Options will be available on my website for things I can produce, along with anything
that is CT legal from other manufacturers. I will not stock anything for sale, and items/components will
only be on hand for specific customer orders as needed. The firearm will be manufactured and then
transferred to the customer after all proper paperwork and background checks are complete as required
by the ATF.
“The ATF’s long-standing position is that any activities that result in the making of firearms for sale or
distribution, to include installing parts in or on firearm frames and receivers, and processes that
primarily enhance a firearm’s durability, constitute firearms manufacturing that may require a
manufacturer’s license.”My intentions are to manufacture per the ATF definition, but I will not be
opening a large-scale machining / manufacturing operation. The assembly of components to the frame
or receiver (the registered portion) into a complete firearm is considered manufacturing. Other than
assembly there may be some small, self-contained drilling or engraving operations into plastic, aluminum
or steel for things such as adding serial numbers, logos, mounting points etc. There will be no
environmental impact or hazardous materials produced. Any byproduct of manufacturing will be on par
with standard home waste or recyclable materials.
Throughout the application process, the ATF conducts a thorough review of me as a person, and of the
premises I intend to conduct business out of. They have an extensive checklist to ensure that everything
is safe and legal. There are storage and security requirements imposed by the ATF that I will have to
follow that will assure safe storage of any firearms before pickup and transfer.
DLT Supply will use my experience as a Mechanical Engineer with nearly a lifetime as a firearms
enthusiast to provide top notch quality control and attention to detail that would set my business apart
from the rest. I will work with potential customers to build them the firearm they want, along with
making sure it will provide a lifetime of dependability. I will be following all of the legal requirements to
obtain my FFL and LLC. With the FFL I will be selling and manufacturing CT legal firearms. The
manufacturing component is mainly composed of assembly with the potential for some light drilling or
engraving. There will be no environmental impact or disturbances to any neighbors.
If there are any additional questions or required information, please feel free to reach out.
Dillon Troxell
860-287-5209
dltsupplyllc@gmail.com