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I have a buddy that on stationed with here in NC that lives in VA. He said he was told by one of the dealers in the Chesapeake area that he could not purchase a handgun in VA, because his orders do not put him in VA, but he can't buy a handgun here in NC because he doesn't have an address here(plus the purchase permit requirement).
Is the dealer just blowing smoke or is this guy seriously just out of luck for buying a pistol for the next 4 years?
He maintains FL residency for drivers license /vehicle registration if that matters.
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So he actually lives in Virginia, but is stationed in NC. And I assume he has copies of his PCS orders to that effect. The PCS orders satisfy the federal requirement on residency in NC, but the relevant NC statutes may cause him a problem. Have you talked with a NC dealer about that?
The fact that he is an ACTUAL resident of Virginia would also satisfy the federal requirements, but under VA law a FL drivers license, even if it shows his Virginia address, cannot be used to purchase a handgun in VA.
If he wants to buy a handgun all that bad, he can get a VA drivers license, showing his Virginia address. That will not have any effect on his state income tax status (which is probably why he has a FL drivers license in the first place).