PART 178--COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
§178.96 Out-of-State and mail order sales.
(c)(1) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer may sell or
deliver a rifle or shotgun, and a licensed collector may sell or deliver a rifle or
shotgun that is a curio or relic to a nonlicensed resident of a State other than the
State in which the licensee's place of business is located if--
(i) The purchaser meets with the licensee in person at the licensee's premises to
accomplish the transfer, sale, and delivery of the rifle or shotgun;
(ii) The licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer complies
with the provisions of Sec. 178.102;
(iii) The purchaser furnishes to the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or
licensed dealer the firearms transaction record, Form 4473, required by Sec.
178.124; and
[b](iv) The sale, delivery, and receipt of the rifle or shotgun fully comply with the legal conditions of sale in both such States.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (c) of this section, any licensed manufacturer,
licensed importer, or licensed dealer is presumed, in the absence of evidence to the
contrary, to have had actual knowledge of the State laws and published ordinances
of both such States.[/b]
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1512-0130)
[33 FR 18555, Dec. 14, 1968. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and amended by T.D. ATF-48,