bushmaster1313 said:
If I legally acquire a gun out of state may I legally mail it to myself in another state?...
A few questions come to mind.
First, are you talking about acquiring a gun in a State other than your State of residence?
If your State of residence is New Jersey, as it says in your profile, what will New Jersey say about possessing a gun without the usual state formalities?
I have no idea what the answer to the second question is, but it's something to consider. As to the first, if one acquires a gun outside his State of residence, one must consider 18 USC 922(a)(3):
"18 U.S.C. 922. Unlawful acts
(a) It shall be unlawful—
...
(3)
for any person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector
to transport into or receive in the State where he resides (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, the State where it maintains a place of business)
any firearm purchased or otherwise obtained by such person outside that State, except that this paragraph (A) shall not preclude any person who lawfully acquires a firearm by bequest or intestate succession in a State other than his State of residence from transporting the firearm into or receiving it in that State, if it is lawful for such person to purchase or possess such firearm in that State, (B) shall not apply to the transportation or receipt of a firearm obtained in conformity with subsection (b)(3) of this section,...."(emphasis added)
The exception referenced (18 USC 922(b)(3)) deals with transferring a long gun through an FFL in a State other than one's State of residence.
The only other circumstance that would permit the lawful acquisition of a gun outside one's State of residence would be acquisition by bequest or intestate succession.
So a person could acquire a gun in a State other than his State of residence and ship it to himself in his State of residence only if he has acquired it by bequest or intestate succession or if it's a long gun acquired in conformity with 18 USC 922(b)(3).