So i remember reading somewhere here that someone makes an application every year for the approval of transferring their NFA items for the next year, that way when they decide to go about they have prior approval.


questions
1) Can you have overlapping destination/timelines, or multiple locations for the next year? i.e. can i request Pennsylvania for 2017 and Florida for 2017?  

2) when you put the destination, it asks for a specific house number etc.  Is that required, or if i'm intending to hunt on public land there or whatever can I just put "XXX park" or just leave it as a state to allow me to roam about?

3) For places in between origin and destination, it is my understanding that you're not permitted to use the item on the way, and that its just permitting passage through.  is that true?



i'm planning for a very far in future trip and application, so i dont have any specific plans right now, just trying to get my ducks in a row.  

also I'm aware that local laws have to be followed (can't bring SBR into state where SBR isn't allowed etc)


many thanks for all the help.

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The 5320.20 is the form you'd be using.  The ATF won't approve one that spans over a year.  I've heard of people that send in the same packet of forms every year for a complete year time span.  Many people will pick a location in a state (hotel, campground, etc) and put that as the destination in block 7 along with the words "and other locations within the state".  So in short, yes, you can have overlapping destinations and timelines and multiple locations for a given year.  The approved form allows you to transport across state lines.  It doesn't dictate that you can only use the gun in certain places for certain activities.

Box 5:  whatever your purpose is + "and all other lawful reasons".
Box 6: your home/registered address
Box 7:  Address + "and other locations within the state"
Box 8: Personal vehicle and commercial transportation as needed.

On a different note, I just got my first one back for my 10.5" Noveske BLK rifle to go deer hunting in WI next month.

It was pretty easy to do and came back in ~3 weeks.

Can you confirm something for me? Say I am driving from Kansas to Indiana. Takes me through MO AND IL, only one of which is a state where SBR's (and freedoms in general) are illegal.
Do I need to apply for IL papers?
Can I go through IL at ALL?

NFA examiners hate him with this one easy trick.

You do not need a 5023.20 to transport through a state, only for states in which your travel "ends" and you engage in non-travel activities (even if you resume travel thereafter -- i.e. you can't stop at a range on the way through MO and proceed on).

The FOPA will protect you transporting guns that illegal under state law. It would be good to read, understand, and print this as it's brief and could potentially help you avoid trouble.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A

FOPA will not protect your magazines or ammunition from state or local level restrictions, however, so be aware and avoid violating state and local laws. Magazines and ammunition are easily shipped.

Also keep in mind that none of this will 100% prevent you from being hassled, delayed, or even arrested by a overzealous and underinformed officer or trooper. As they say, you can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride. Best outcome is to avoid being stopped, and failing that, being in a situation where the police have cause to search your trunk.