Buying in state from an out of state resident

[Zeeman]

Just to cut to the chase, the language is such that a trade need not require the involvement of an FFL provided that both parties undertake the transfer of ownership in the state in which they both have residency.

What constitutes residency in a state? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

For Gun Control Act (GCA) purposes, a person is a resident of a state in which he or she is present with the intention of making a home in that state. The state of residence for a corporation or other business entity is the state where it maintains a place of business. A member of the Armed...

www.atf.gov

So, the seller just visiting the buyer's state (unless he has a second residence in that state too) would be a no.

I have always understood that just 'having' a home in another state is not good enough. Your home is where your primary residence is/where you live most of the time and where you have your drivers license, ccp, etc.

 

[snatch3838]

You are a Firearms Dealer and do not know the law on this ?

No I am a auto dealer they get the same banner if I post stuff for work

 

[snatch3838]

to clarify the question i have a ga drivers lic and the other guy has a Alabama or florida licence can i buy in my state ga? I know I can not sell in ga to a Alabama resident etc it must be shipped to ffl .

 

[snatch3838]

Long guns can be purchased from a state that touches your home state. Handguns must be shipped to an FFL in your home state.

Thanks to clarify a long gun seller would need to in ga (and I am taking about used face to face selling of the long gun)

 

[BDR1]

You are a Firearms Dealer and do not know the law on this ?

Exactly what I was thinking

 

[BDR1]

Why not just buy what you want when you want.. nobody will be any wiser

 

[snatch3838]

Why not just buy what you want when you want.. nobody will be any wiser

Thanks for the tip but with my luck it would be a setup ATF sting or nonsense like that and yes that is how my life has worked for the past 48. Murphys law should have been named after me lol

 

[palmettomoon]

May a person who resides in one state and owns property in another state purchase a firearm in either state?​

If a person maintains a home in two states and resides in both states for certain periods of the year, they may, during the period of time they actually reside in a particular state, purchase a firearm in that state. However, simply owning property in another state does not alone qualify the person to purchase a firearm in that state.

 

[palmettomoon]

What you cannot do (legally) is buy either a long gun or handgun FROM a person from another state and take delivery of it FROM the seller in either HIS or YOUR home state. You can buy it, but you are supposed to take delivery at an FFL in your state. I have no idea how the "contiguous states" or "border states" thing got started back in the 90s' but it persists to this day. Based on my reading of the laws posted on the ATF website, I can find no reference to this "loophole" in transfering ownership just because your state shares a border with another.

 

[The Old Jaybird]

I' m getting a headache.