[halfgone]

I'm taking a small vacation in northern Idaho later next week, and after seeing how amazing your gun laws are I was wondering what the rules were for non-residents purchasing handguns.

I'm a student, so a "resident" of like 2 states (live in one, with banking and all that, but all of my papers are from 'home'), so purchasing a pistol has been a small pain in the rear due to some of the restrictions (must have local DL.... etc.).

BUT I would be willing to spend some money in a state as 'progressive' as yours if the laws allow it.

Thanks y'all.

HG

P.S. if any of you guys are dealers with shops in the area, I'm looking to buy a G22 or G23.

Mods: Sorry, I accidentally posted it in General, feel free to move it to legal. My bad.

[TallPine]

You can't do it. Federal laws apply.

Oh, you can buy it - but it must be shipped to an FFL in your state of residence where you jump thru all the usual hoops: 4473, NICS, etc ...

[SIOP]

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I'm a student, so a "resident" of like 2 states (live in one, with banking and all that, but all of my papers are from 'home'), so purchasing a pistol has been a small pain in the rear due to some of the restrictions (must have local DL.... etc.).

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There is no such thing as "dual residency" when it comes to purchasing handguns. You can only be a resident of one state, no matter how many you own homes in, or have a bank account in, or have "papers" from. Your residency is the state you actually live in. And if you live there and have "papers" from another state, i.e. driver's license, you are most likely breaking the laws of the state you are residing in.

In any event, TallPine is correct, you can only purchase a handgun in the state you reside in.

There are, of course, the special exceptions for active duty military and bequests.

[Standing Wolf]

The main reason I didn't choose Idaho when I left the People's Republic of California to return to the United States in 2002 is that I'd have had to wait six months before exercising my Second Amendment civil rights, including buying firearms and applying for a CCW.