Can I purchase a long gun down in FL and keep it down in FL if it doesn't meet the MA requirements? Specifically an AR for home defense. Thanks
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ive seen utility bills and library cards used down there to demonstrate residency.Yes, IF a dealer can be convinced your are a bone-fide part time Florida resident. What it takes to accomplish this, and even it if can be accomplished, varies between dealers.
I thought that if you get a FL drivers license your MA drivers license is now void. I was told by the DMV that you can not EVER have 2 valid drivers licenses from 2 states?It is going to be hard to get a FFL to sell you a gun that is not MA compliant if you go in with a MA LTC, they have too much at stake to risk vs the little that they will make on an AR sale.
You are going to have to have some proof of Florida residency, and a FFL that will accept a utility bill, tax bill, cable bill, etc etc etc to get the good stuff.
if you are going to be spending any amount of time in FL and you have utility bills and the like, get a FL drivers license and you can buy all the guns you want at the local flea market
Can I purchase a long gun down in FL and keep it down in FL if it doesn't meet the MA requirements? Specifically an AR for home defense. Thanks
I thought that if you get a FL drivers license your MA drivers license is now void. I was told by the DMV that you can not EVER have 2 valid drivers licenses from 2 states?
Correct. And good luck with renewing your MA LTC w/o a MA DL. It is possible, but likely harder than finding a FL FFL that knows ATF regulations on how to prove residency.I thought that if you get a FL drivers license your MA drivers license is now void. I was told by the DMV that you can not EVER have 2 valid drivers licenses from 2 states?
You are going to have to have some proof of Florida residency, and a FFL that will accept a utility bill, tax bill, cable bill, etc etc etc to get the good stuff.
Apply for your carry permit it's not hard,and does not take very long.This way when you buy a gun you don't have to wait three days to pick it up.
Though I own property in Florida my residence is still here in MA. I lucked out that the gun store I do business with is owned by a guy who use to live in Newton
MA.
True. But FFLs in FL are very well versed in this considering that about half their population are seasonal residents. Its not an issue at all.What the ATF says, and what a FFL is willing to do are two different things.
(just look at FFL's refusing to release a gun after a delay has timed out)
The key is proper documentation and a friendly FFL
You will frequently find that gun shop owners consider themselves authority figures and will not be interested in reading the law because they are the experts.You should bring a copy of this :
You will frequently find that gun shop owners consider themselves authority figures and will not be interested in reading the law because they are the experts.
Its got nothing to do with them liking you. Its got everything to do with them wanting to sell you something.Just because there are a lot of snowbirds in Florida doesn't mean FFL's are welcoming them with open arms.... I have been in Florida for 17 years now and I am not considered a local by any means, and many of the locals are not enthralled by the yearly invasion of the "winter jerks"
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This is GREAT. Thanks, I've downloaded it. Ha.You should bring a copy of this :
Has anyone ever heard a resistant FFL say,You should bring a copy of this :
Actually, FFLs are not legally required to sell a gun to any particular individual as long as that refusal is not based on membership in a protected class. Part time resident was not a protected class last I checked.Has anyone ever heard a resistant FFL say,
"I didn't want to sell you that gunbecause I thought that would be an illegal transaction.But now that you've shown me the statute,I see that I am legally required to sell you that gun".
Eggzactly.Actually, FFLs are not legally required to sell a gun to any particular individual ...
Neither is "guy who starts waving ATF memos around... as long as that refusal is not based on membership in a protected class. Part time resident was not a protected class last I checked.
Has anyone ever heard a resistant FFL say,
"I didn't want to sell you that gunbecause I thought that would be an illegal transaction.But now that you've shown me the statute,I see that I am legally required to sell you that gun".
And yes, I have been able to persuade a hesitant FFL by providing him with a copy of a law.
He didn't immediately say "well ok". He told me he would check with his lawyer. He did and we did the transfer.
And yes, I have been able to persuade a hesitant FFL by providing him with a copy of a law.
He didn't immediately say "well ok". He told me he would check with his lawyer. He did and we did the transfer.
(You really think the actual FFL paid actual money to consult an actual lawyer?)
Watch out for those part-time lawyers, they're extra tricky.Also, the attorney was a part time employee. (retired from litigation who still did wills and closings) Who basically worked there sometimes to get out of the house.