students purhasing guns question

[Jamesonehr]

If I remember correctly as long as the FFL allows it you can purchase long arms with an out of state ID. Handguns on the other hand require you to live in the state. At least this was the way it was in Washington state when I was stationed there. Had to get a bunch of documents proving I lived there or get a state ID.

[Circuits]

If I remember correctly as long as the FFL allows it you can purchase long arms with an out of state ID. Handguns on the other hand require you to live in the state. At least this was the way it was in Washington state when I was stationed there. Had to get a bunch of documents proving I lived there or get a state ID.

Yes, long guns sales can be made by an FFL to a resident of any state, so long as both state's laws allow it. This means that California residents can only buy guns in California, since California law requires a California Dealer Record Of Sale (DROS) for all firearm purchases.

Some other states still have a "neighboring states-only" provision on their law books, which would restrict out of state purchases by residents of those states to states which border on their own state.

Most states, though, long guns from an out of state FFL are not a problem.

[JoeT]

Thanks guys... info was for a guy on another forum that lives in Mass and goes to school out here. He was wondering if he could buy guns out here while he was at school (Mass has a restrictive list of guns that can be purchased new in state) It's an opportunity to get guns like glocks that you can't buy new there