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To: bereanway

Interstate sales/transfers of any firearm between private parties need to go to a dealer in the recipients state.

Intrastate sales/transfers of any firearm between private parties may be done just like selling a car, motorcycle, etc., UNLESS state/local law requires otherwise. In many jurisdictions, handgun transfers require a permit on the part of the recipient which may or may not require the use of an FFL to receive and transfer the firearm. It just depends on the state/local laws and jurisdiction.

An FFL may sell/transfer a “long gun” firearm to an out of state resident as long as their state law allows it. Normally, this is the case with bordering states but not always. The purchaser completes the ATF Form 4473, background check, etc., and any other legal requirements imposed by their residence state. Sale/transfer of a handgun MUST occur through an FFL in the recipient’s state whereby they would complete the 4473 and any other requirements and only after that, be given possession of the handgun.

Long gun v. handgun drives where and how the transfer can or must occur. Hope this is helpful.


65 posted on 09/17/2013 11:50:49 PM PDT by Skybird
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To: Skybird

Oh - you are so wrong- !!

if he needed an assault rifle- he just needed to
get ahold of Mark Kelly (Gabrielle Giffords husband)

he would gladly purchase and hand over the weapon.
he admitted that when HE PURCHASED an AR15 for himself!

Then said he was going to give it tooo... who knows?
Just another lib breaking the LAW- admitting it!-
and nothing happens! sarc


68 posted on 09/18/2013 6:33:19 AM PDT by mj1234
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To: Skybird

Thanks.

I didn’t realize that private party sales had to go through a buyer’s home state FFL. I thought that private party sales were exempt from an NICS check no matter what states the buyer and seller were located in. I did know that certain states however impose other restrictions.

So it sounds like private party sales that cross state lines are actually more restrictive than long gun sales from a dealer in another state in certain instances. In certain states a long gun can be purchased over the counter by a non-resident (after an NICS check) whereas a private party (long or short gun) sale would have to be transferred through an FFL in the buyer’s home state.

Once you start dealing with addtl state by state restrictions the whole thing gets crazy complex.


70 posted on 09/18/2013 7:25:27 AM PDT by bereanway
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