Quoted: If you can't do a FTF and the firearm has to be shipped it MUST go through an FFL.
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Not the way I understand it. Can you cite a passage for us?
An FFL is a Federal license. The transaction is taking place within the borders of Virginia. BATF does not regulate the transaction.
www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#b1(B1) To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA? [Back]
A person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his or her state, if the buyer is not prohibited by law from receiving or possessing a firearm, or to a licensee in any state. A firearm other than a curio or relic may not be transferred interstate to a licensed collector. [18 U. S. C 922( a)( 3) and (5), 922( b)( 3), 27 CFR 178.29]
(B2) From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA? [Back]
A person may only buy a firearm within the person's own state, except that he or she may buy a rifle or shotgun, in person, at a licensee's premises in any state, provided the sale complies with state laws applicable in the state of sale and the state where the purchaser resides. [18 U. S. C 922( a)( 3) and (5), 922( b)( 3), 27 CFR 178.29]
www.vsp.state.va.us/cjis_ftc.htm