Buying a gun out of state.

[Irishshooter]

I'm going on a trip to Tennessee and Kentucky soon and was wondering what I must do to purchase a gun and bring it back to IN. Will I have to ship it via a FFL or can I just cash and carry?

 

[SEIndSAM]

You can buy a rifle or shot gun in KY and take it with you. A handgun would have to be shipped to your FFL and picked up here.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

General rule of thumb:

Contiguous states, you may purchase a long-gun from an FFL and do a 4473 and be good to go.

Handguns MUST go through an FFL in your state of residence.

According to the law, private sales between residents of differing states are illegal unless they go through an FFL / 4473.

So, depending on the gun you may find in KY, you may very well be able to go cash & carry.

-J-

 

[JettaKnight]

General rule of thumb:

Contiguous states, you may purchase a long-gun from an FFL and do a 4473 and be good to go.

Handguns MUST go through an FFL in your state of residence.

According to the law, private sales between residents of differing states are illegal unless they go through an FFL / 4473.

So, depending on the gun you may find in KY, you may very well be able to go cash & carry.

-J-

Did you mean adjacent? Or is it all states but Alaska and Hawaii?

 

[MikeDVB]

Did you mean adjacent? Or is it all states but Alaska and Hawaii?

I would assume they meant contiguous as that's what they said. If they meant adjacent... They'd have said adjacent...



[Guessing]

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

In this context, both contiguous and adjacent will work.

How about this: Sharing a common border.

 

[johntheplinker]

Didn't legislation pass fairly recently that makes it legal for us to buy a long gun from a FFL in any state?

 

[ductape]

It ain't worth taking a chance. If you're not sure, ask a gun dealer. It can get sticky here. My brother -in-law can't own a thing anymore because of misinformation, and a call to authorities from some one that didn't like him.

 

[mrjarrell]

Didn't legislation pass fairly recently that makes it legal for us to buy a long gun from a FFL in any state?

This was also my thinking. Hopefully someone will fill us in. I was under the impression that the law had been changed a year or two ago.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

This was also my thinking. Hopefully someone will fill us in. I was under the impression that the law had been changed a year or two ago.

Anecdotally... I've read forum posts where folks have stopped in at shops in non-contiguous states and have been allowed to walk out of the store with their new long gun.

Perhaps it becomes a state-level restriction, then... Certain states may allow folks to cash & carry, but others may not (if not a bordering state).

Stupid laws.

-J-