NFA Cleo rules change

[merl]

So you can't afford a mailboxes, etc PO Box, or have a buddy who'd let you get mail at his place? Go make more friends!

I would not expect a PO box or mail at a friend to work.

from instructions for form 4:

e. Law Enforcement Certification. Item 17 must be completed for an
individual transferee, unless the transferee is licensed as a manufacturer,
importer, or dealer under the GCA and is a special (occupational)taxpayer
under the NFA at the time of the submission of the application for transfer.
The chief law enforcement officer is considered to be the Chief of Police for
the transferee's city or town of residence; the Sheriff for the transferee's
county of residence; the Head of the State Police for the transferee's State of
residence; a State or local district attorney or prosecutor having jurisdiction
inthe transferee's area of residence; or another person whose certification is
acceptable to the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives. If someone has specific delegated authority to sign on behalf of
the Chief of Police, Sheriff, etc., this fact must be noted by printing the
Chief's, Sheriff's, or other authorized official's name and title, followed by the
word "by" and the full signature and title of the delegated person. The
certificate must be dated no more than one year prior to the date of receipt of
the application

Your residence is going to be where you are registered to vote (where your mail ballot is delivered). It is the address on your drivers license and where your car is registered. These are things the state doesn't like you screwing with and I doubt the ATF would appreciate it either.

The good thing is there are more options than just the sheriff.

[10mm-man]

The good thing is there are more options than just the sheriff.

There is now, but...... You know the whole point of this post.

[Circuits]

I would not expect a PO box or mail at a friend to work.
Your residence is going to be where you are registered to vote (where your mail ballot is delivered). It is the address on your drivers license and where your car is registered.

This part is simply not true. Your residence is where you state it to be and it is legal to have multiple residences, be they in different counties or different states or different countries. You may only vote from one of your residences, however, if a particular election encompasses one or more of your residences.

The only one of those addresses which must point to a physical address would be the location where your vehicle is garaged for insurance purposes, and that doesn't have to be your residence, either.

PO Box by itself probably wouldn't cut it, but getting a buddy to let you crash at his place occasionally and receive some mail there certainly would.

And yes, there are other options besides the sheriff.

[hatidua]

Your residence is where you state it to be and it is legal to have multiple residences, be they in different counties or different states or different countries.

It's legal to have multiple residences. However, for many purposes, only one is deemed the "primary legal residence" (be it voting, taxation, employment, drivers license, etc). I'd need to see a letter on BATFE letterhead to make me think that I could just conveniently claim a place of residence for NFA approval reasons when it was otherwise not my primary residence.

All that said, A) I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, B) I'm not a lawyer, and C) Boulder County CLEO will sign off on NFA items so this doesn't materially affect me.