Form 4473- Address Field

[Birch Knoll]

Yes, Navy, I am aware that the seller is under no obligation to check the ID or residency of the buyer. This does not change the fact that private interstate transfers are a crime. It's just a matter of who committed a crime: the buyer, or the buyer and the seller.

 

[Birch Knoll]

But those without a residential address are not, in fact, prohibited from private transfers, because private transfers do not require a residential address. They merely require that the parties involved reside in the same state. As such, during the period where I lived in the Green Mountain National Forest, I did not have a residential address, but I did reside in the state of Vermont. Thus it was legal for private parties to transfer firearms to me. The same can be said for the homeless- they do not have residential addresses, but one can not deny that a homeless person who sleeps in a box in an alley in Burlington does in fact reside in Vermont, and is thus eligible to engage in private firearms transfers with other residents of Vermont.

The homeless, assuming they actually reside for any length of time in a state, as most probably do, should be able to purchase guns in private sales, sure. RVers, not quite so clear. Will a stay of just a day or a few days qualify them as a resident of a state? Maybe. I really don't know if this has been defined or tested.

But our American expatriate friend is out of luck, is he not?

And in any case, I do not accept the idea that being shut out of the new firearm market does not constitute a major infringement.

 

[BullfrogKen]

I saw a PBS special years back on the hardcore RV lifestyle.

There are complex, well-organized networks in place and established to give the RV crowd an address. They get mail there, vote in those voting districts, and of course pay what state taxes they owe there. Naturally, they are all organized in states with no income taxes.

 

[ConstitutionCowboy]

The law you're railing against was passed 45 years ago, in 1968. Your elected officials passed those laws a loooong time ago.

Those in power right now are just as culpable for not removing the unconstitutional law as those who passed it in the first place. Rail away and with fervor!

Woody

 

[natman]

Sorry, from the 4473 the only exception is dual residence.

That's an exception, but not the only exception. From your second quote:

Question 20.b. Alternate Documentation: Licensees may accept a combination of valid government-issued documents to satisfy the identification document requirements of the law. The required valid government-issued photo identification document bearing the name, photograph, and date of birth of transferee may be supplemented by another valid, government-issued document showing the transferee’s residence address.

So you can satisfy the requirement to prove your identity with one document (a photo ID) and a physical address with another (tax bill, vehicle registration, etc).