This is bullshit. Under Federal law, it’s not illegal to cross state lines to purchase a firearm from a non-licensed (non-FFL) seller without a background check (though a state could have laws that make that illegal under state law).
It IS, however, illegal:
1. To SHIP a firearm across state lines to someone who is not a licensed FFL.
2. For an FFL to directly sell a handgun to a non-licensed person in another state whether that person crosses state boundaries to receive the gun or not.
For example, assuming no Wyoming state prohibition, I could legally drive from Colorado to Wyoming and purchase any legal firearm from a private individual in Wyoming and bring the gun back to Colorado WITHOUT background check. I could also drive to Wyoming and purchase a long gun from a licensed Wyoming FFL with background check and drive that long gun back to Colorado. I cannot drive to Wyoming and legally purchase a handgun from a Wyoming FFL under any circumstance (though if that were to occur, it’s the FFL that would be breaking the law, not me)
Not according to the ATF.
A federal district court in Dallas, Texas, ruled that the ban on interstate sales of handguns is unconstitutional. That case is being appealed.
How often the ban is enforced is uncertain.
Wrong, you can only purchase a long gun in another state from a licensee, AT his licensed premises.