Quote Originally Posted by Bailey Guns View Post
I'm no lawyer but I believe you're reading that statute incorrectly. The FL statute starts by saying (I'm going to paraphrase parts that don't apply):




So it appears to me the section you quoted is simply saying subsection 4, getting the approval numbers, doesn't apply when the purchase is made in another state.

If you go way down to the bottom of the 790.065 to sub-section (13), it states:



There is no provision below that which states an out of state purchase is exempt from the age limit.

It appears to me that the sale was not in compliance with FL law. But, again, that's just my interpretation of the law. I could very well be wrong.
You make good points, but it does get complicated, AFAIK interstate commerce laws superseded any such argument as to purchase requirements (and it would be a weak argument at best even if they didn't). What REALLY matters is the legal age of possession in FL, which like all states, I'd hazard a guess that Florida doesn't even have an age for long-guns. Interstate commerce doesn't require that CO dealers comply with FL purchase requirements or vice versa, and it AFAIK waives any need for or any type of commerce to comply with purchase requirements of other states. Otherwise we couldn't sell long-guns to any non-state resident, due to technicalities - e.g. you could argue we cannot comply with FL regulations because we don't have to record a NCIS number, we don't haves licenses to do business in their state, etcetera, etcetera someone else who cares could actually dive into Florida. That's true of all commerce. If we had to comply with FL's purchase requirements for fruit, no CO business could sell fruit to FL residents, or "MJ" for that matter.

That said, the ownership laws have to be fully complied with as far as firearms are concerned, as others have already pointed, - e.g. cannot sell firearms including 30 round magazines to CA residents, or unmodified AR-15's to Connecticut, etc., and if FL prohibited the possession of a long gun by someone under 21, you would have to comply with that too. The fact that FL blocks the sale inside of FL to 18-20 yo is irrelevant if 18-20yo are otherwise legally permitted to possess.