View Full Version : long guns okay to sale to out of state residents
DrBaker
02-20-2006, 06:56 PM
Maybe I'm the only one that didn't know. I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and I always look at the rifles (to waste time while MrsDrBaker does the shopping). They had a sign above the rifles that showed which states' residents that could purchase a rifle there. All but just a couple states' residents could purchase one.
I never knew that. I did some reading on the net earlier and found something that indicated it was okay to ship long guns within state from person to person. Anybody else heard of this too?
skyydiver
02-20-2006, 07:16 PM
Yeah, there are times whan both are okay. It's just tough to decipher when it's okay. I'm not really sure.
I did some reading on the net earlier and found something that indicated it was okay to ship long guns within state from person to person. Anybody else heard of this too?
I don't know why it wouldn't be legal for handguns,resident to resident.
:anyone:
I want to see the sign at Wal Mart. The Oklahoma regs state that a long gun sale has to be with a contiguous state. I don't know about the other part.
DrBaker
02-20-2006, 07:59 PM
I want to see the sign at Wal Mart. The Oklahoma regs state that a long gun sale has to be with a contiguous state. I don't know about the other part.
It's the Wal-Mart at 19th and I-35 in Moore. They have 2 rotating display cases. At the top of the case is a chart that has Oklahoma in green with stripes. The legend says all states in green are okay and the states in red aren't. There was a lot of green on the map.
DrBaker
02-20-2006, 08:00 PM
I don't know why it wouldn't be legal for handguns,resident to resident.
:anyone:
I agree, but from what I've read/heard it is not legal.
If you can give me a specific situation, I'll get you a specific answer. Are you talking about a private sale, just shipping a gun, a retail sale? Help a brother out!
DrBaker
03-04-2007, 08:46 AM
If you can give me a specific situation, I'll get you a specific answer. Are you talking about a private sale, just shipping a gun, a retail sale? Help a brother out!
Wal-Mart sells the gun to the resident of another state. Not a private party sell, etc.
I got a cell phone pic of the sign and will post it shortly.
SGTLT
03-04-2007, 05:17 PM
As long as it is legal to own the long gun in question in there home state a dealer can sell long guns to out of state people.
I believe that the background check must be consistent with the buyers home state as well. For instance if thier home state requires a waiting period, then they couldn't buy in OK.
I've bought long guns from dealers in other states and walked them out the door. I've had to have handguns transfered through my dealer when I buy them on the road.
I've also read that you could ship a firearm instate to another private party. Never tried though.
MAS GunWorks
03-23-2007, 08:14 AM
You can't do it as a private sale. Wal-Mart has a license to sell guns and that is why they can do it just like any other dealer.
If you have a license you can sell to anyone in the surrounding states (at least that was the way it use to be) I am not sure what the laws are now.
But like I said I am not up on the laws anymore and going off of memory isn't always a good thing.
Rod Snell
03-23-2007, 09:08 AM
Link to ATF website:
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#b1
Here's the text:
(B1) To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA? [Back]
A person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his State, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. A person may loan or rent a firearm to a resident of any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. A person may sell or transfer a firearm to a licensee in any State. However, a firearm other than a curio or relic may not be transferred interstate to a licensed collector.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3) and (5), 922(d), 27 CFR 478.29 and 478.30]
(B2) From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA? [Back]
A person may only acquire a firearm within the person’s own State, except that he or she may purchase or otherwise acquire a rifle or shotgun, in person, at a licensee's premises in any State, provided the sale complies with State laws applicable in the State of sale and the State where the purchaser resides. A person may borrow or rent a firearm in any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3) and (5), 922(b)(3), 27 CFR 478.29 and 478.30]
(B3) May an unlicensed person obtain a firearm from an out-of-State source if the person arranges to obtain the firearm through a licensed dealer in the purchaser’s own State? [Back]
A person not licensed under the GCA and not prohibited from acquiring firearms may purchase a firearm from an out-of-State source and obtain the firearm if an arrangement is made with a licensed dealer in the purchaser's State of residence for the purchaser to obtain the firearm from the dealer.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3) and 922(b)(3)]
(B4) May an unlicensed person obtain ammunition from an out-of-State source? [Back]
Yes, provided he or she is not a person prohibited from possessing or receiving ammunition.
[18 U.S.C. 922(g) and (n)]
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