I respectfully dissent.

I know of no law that prohibits a private individual from purchasing a firearm from another private individual in a face to face sale.

sgb

Circuts, I just learned something new.

humbly yours,

sgb

"You can ship to his FFL. Unless, of course, his FFL won't accept it if it doesn't come from another FFL."

Time to find a FFL who's smarter than a STOP sign.  A "licensee" (that's your dumb bunny FFL) can receive a firearm in interstate transfer from anyone, licensee (another FFL) or non-licensee (everyone else).

This same FFL is probably telling you this stuff so he can charge you for "use of FFL" on anything you want to ship.  If you want to make a contribution make it to a charity [;)].

-- Chuck

Tom, generally you should send payment to the seller before he ships the gun to your FFL in Oregon. The seller should allow a reasonable time for you to inspect it and make sure it's as advertised. 3 days is reasonable. Unless otherwise arranged, the buyer pays shipping both ways.

The Washington based FFL cannot transfer to a resident of another state. The seller could go to Oregon to do the transfer to you through a Oregon FFL, but I don't know why he'd go through the trouble when he could just ship it.

When you change your permanent residence to another state you can carry your guns with you, no FFL needed. Just be aware of the laws in the state you're moving to, that the guns you acquired in Oregon are legal to possess in Washington.

That depends on the state laws of the buyer too, i.e. California requires the FFL to include the following buyer information in his records, drivers license and issuing state, telephone number, date of birth, place of birth, county or state, race, sex, and the buyers signature. This can usually be accomplished by mail after the gun has been shipped, during or after the 10 day waiting period. Check with your local FFL or state DOJ to find out the laws in your area.

Another option I forgot to mention is brokering. If the seller in unknown to the buyer and if the buyer is uneasy about sending money to someone he doesn't know or can't vouch for, a third party can broker the deal. It usually goes like this: buyer sends money to broker, broker tells seller he has the money and to go ahead and ship the gun, seller ships gun to buyers FFL, buyer inspects gun and verifies that it is as advertised, buyer notifies broker that he's going to keep the gun, broker sends money to seller, end of deal and everybody's happy. Buyer pays brokers fees.

I have used a broker only once and I'm glad I did. I won a Glock 19 in an auction for a really good price, and the emails I got from the seller made me uneasy. I sent the money to a broker and the seller never shipped the gun to my FFL. The broker sent my money back and the charge for the broker service went into the seller's account. The only thing I was out was the cost of a postal money order and a postage stamp but I learned a valuable lesson.

cc --

Not much has changed since 1968, but the questions keep coming up [;)].

You can't TRANSFER ownership of a firearm across state lines without using a FFL.  Your legal residency determines if an interstate transfer is happening unless you're in the military where you can buy one in the state you're stationed if you have your assignment orders on you.

As a FL resident you can't legally buy ANY firearm in AL from a private party, nor can that party legally sell it to you.  Gunshow, or back of a pickup at a fleamarket or on the street makes no difference.  There is no "gun show loophole:" any such transfer is illegal.  You can certainly arrange to do this thru a FFL either in AL or FL, but there's gotta be a Form 4473 and NICS involved.

If you're committed to an illegal transfer I don't doubt you'll find a seller willing to illegally transfer it to you.  Just keep looking.  It may be a BATF agent or other LEO [;)].

You can buy a LONG gun from a FFL in Alabama (unless AL or FL law prohibits it).  Contiguous states is no longer part of Federal code, but may be in state code.  Transfer of a long gun to a non-resident "over the counter" by a FFL must comply with the laws in both states (FFL's and buyer's residence).  BATF publishes a nice booklet for FFLs to use.  If your residence state requires a permit, or a waiting period that restriction applies in any other state.

You can't transfer ownership of a hand gun legally anywhere other than your state of residence.  You can "buy" one at a AL gun show, or from a private seller, but can't take delivery of it.  It has to be sent to a FFL in your state of residence for actual transfer.  This usually involves UPS or FedEx, but if you're on the border your seller can just hand carry it to your FFL and he can deliver it to you.  Usually for a fee.

-- Chuck

You can only be a resident of one (1) State unless you're in the military and then only under specific conditions.

You're a resident in the State in which you are present with the intention of making the State your home.  This is why a FFL checks your driver's license when you purchase a firearm, having a drivers license documents your "intent."

A vacation home in Gulf Shores won't establish Alabama residency.  An AL driver's license and voter registration sure will.  But then you'll no longer be a resident of Florida. . . . .

The military exception?  If you're stationed on one State, but live in another and commute daily to your duty station you're allowed to purchase a firearm in either State.  Otherwise you're a resident of the state you're stationed in.  How this works in the real world is a mystery, though, 'cuz your FL license and address will allow you to purchase a firearm in FL even if you're stationed in AK (not AL!).....

Basically to legally buy a firearm in Alabama you're going to have to have an Alabama drivers license.

-- Chuck