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Originally Posted by 85vette
I'm not versed in this either. I thought you could purchase anywhere if it was shipped to an authorized Florida firearms dealer. Rich could probably expound on this.
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85vette your right, dealer to dealer when purchased out of state.
Federal law states that you may only purchase long guns (rifles and shotguns) in states that you are not a resident of. Also, such a sale is not allowed if it would violate state laws in either your state of residence or the state where the sale takes place. For example, California state law says that a California resident may only purchase a firearm from a dealer licensed by the state DOJ in California. It also states that a person can only purchase a firearm in the state of California if they show documentation of California residency. So a California resident may only purchase a firearm in California and a person who is not a resident of California is prohibited from purchasing a firearm in California. Whether or not 2 states are contiguous (bordering each other) has nothing to do with if a sale is legal or not, it is just a common myth that is not in the laws.
Here is the actual statute in all its glorious legalese:
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to transport into or receive in the State where he resides (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, the State where it maintains a place of business) any firearm purchased or otherwise obtained by such person outside that State, except that this paragraph (A) shall not preclude any person who lawfully acquires a firearm by bequest or intestate succession in a State other than his State of residence from transporting the firearm into or receiving it in that State, if it is lawful for such person to purchase or possess such firearm in that State, (B) shall not apply to the transportation or receipt of a firearm obtained in conformity with subsection (b)(3) of this section, and (C) shall not apply to the transportation of any firearm acquired in any State prior to the effective date of this chapter;
18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3)