Posted: 1/23/2007 8:47:00 AM EDT
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Are there any guidelines anyone knows of for selling ammunition to people in different states? It's next to impossible to know the laws of every state. I would imagine that shipping to CA, IL, MA, NYC, or DC is probably a bad idea, but are there any others to stay away from? With firearms, it's easy to just go through an FFL who is required to abide by all the laws. But how in the world are you supposed to make sure you aren't violating any laws when selling ammo? Thanks. |
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Now you know why many distributors have cut off shipments to all sorts of places. There is no 'central clearing house' for all the local laws governing ammunition sales. You can try the signed statement game 'There are no local laws that prevent me from purchasing ammunition' and signed by the purchaser, but it will probably not hold up well in court. Ignorance is not viewed as an excuse for violating the law, and most of the folks signing are not attorneys. Nor are they likely to have deep enough pockets if you tried to sue them after you get in trouble. |
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For MA, by MGLs: - Buyer must be over 18 for long gun ammo and possess an FID or LTC. - Buyer must be over 21 for pistol ammo and possess LTC. If you request a photocopy of the FID/LTC and a signed statement of eligibility, you are covered under the laws here. Our AG has gone after mail-order companies in the business to scare them into not shipping anything into MA. They have not gone after anyone who is an individual selling one or two items, just the "high visibility" mail-order houses. And if these places had challenged the AG in a Fed Court in their jurisdiction (MA courts are too corrupt to deal with) under "unfair restraint of trade", it would cost them mucho legal fees but they would probably win. Many mail-order companies caused their own problems. I've had companies ship me ammo (a few years ago) based on a phone order, no signature required, no copies of DL or LTC (I even offered), no signed statements to cover themselves. That's just looking for trouble and set our former AG (we have a new one in power now for 1 week) off on a "mission" to shut down all sales activity into MA. |