armoredman
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halfbreed, that's a pain...move here, lots of beach sand. No water, but lots of sand.
As a Tennessee resident my typical gun buying experience is to go to the store, pick out my gun and stack it with a couple of boxes of ammo on the counter. Then I fill out the forms, wait 30 minutes, pay for my purchase and walk out with my gun & ammo. Nice and easy, no issues.
Last Saturday I bought a handgun across the border in Alabama. No carrying it home. It had to get shipped to my local FFL...Oh, was that a weird feeling!
I do love the fact that they make it as painless as possible. Every Wednesday the Alabama gun shop runs the load of purchased to a hardware store on the town square in the town I live in. The hardware store does not sell guns, but is a FFL and does the transfer. There is no shipping charge and the hardware store only charges $10 for the transfer.
So this time it was buy Saturday and leave the store with extra magazines and ammo. Go to the hardware store on Thursday, do the transfer and walk out with my gun.
It must really suck to be in a state that has a mandatory waiting period!
Jim
But, at the same time, I'm still trying to figure out how all these regulations don't infringe on my right to keep and bear arms, though.
Actually, I don't know, My career just started, and all of my purchases so far, were panic purchases. I assume it's probably only about 5 min in most LGSs around here...but these guys are jerks during panic, pre, or post. But Gosh they have a lot of hardware and always have ammo (and decently priced).I'm talking about the time it takes when the clerk picks up the phone to start the NICS process until he hangs up and gives you the thumbs up or down. Let's take out the mad panic period, when everyone was buying, and the system was overloaded. Does it really take 30 minutes?
OMG thats horrible.Okay here we go.
I live in Liberal Hell Hawaii. to purchase a long gun you need to go to your police dept. & fill out a permit application, pay $20 for your background checks (the fee is a one time deal) and wait two weeks. After the two weeks you pick up your permit and can purchase all the rifles you want for 1 year. Although after each purchase you need to return to the police station to register your firearm within 5 days of your purchase.
Now for a pistol. First you need to have proof that you have passed a mandatory safety course. Then you can go to your gun dealer and buy your pistol. After filling out the paper work, you take the paper the dealer gives you, take it to the police station and apply for your permit for that pistol. After two weeks you pick up your permit, go to the dealer and pick up your pistol. Then return to the police dept. to register it. :banghead:
On Oahu the only place you can do this is at the main police station in Honolulu. Lines are long and traffick sucks.
Count your Blessings.
There are actually some LGS around here that are customer orientated. Yeah they aren't as big as the one I'm assuming your going to, but they will match or beat his price 9 out of 10 times and don't act like your just another inconvience to them. PM me if you want to know some of the shops I have had better luck at.Actually, I don't know, My career started, and all of my purchases so far, were panic purchases. I assume it's probably only about 5 min in most LGSs around here...but these guys are jerks during panic, pre, or post. Gosh they have a lot of hardware and always have ammo (and decently priced).
Must have bought from Larry's...
What did you buy?
In Virginia, I find an ad for a gun I want. I arrange a meetup time, inspect, buy the gun and pay with cash (or trade for one of my guns, ammo, or whatever). No forms, no fees, no government intrusion. If I buy from an FFL, I have to do the usual song and dance, but there's no waiting unless the VSP people had to go get coffee.
I will never return to Hawaii. That is not America!
I never would have thought Massachusetts would be faster than Tennessee. For us its fill out the paperwork, swipe the card or hand over the cash, and walk out. The background check takes a 60 second phone call.
I don't know if the 48 hour wait has ever saved the life of someone
It takes you that long?walking out 15 minutes later with a new Sig
Nice! Even nicer to find 22lr ammo...
Do you happen to know if the 48 hour wait has ever cost anyone their life or health? A battered woman killed by her while she waited the states permission to defend herself? Such infringement can be fatal, even if not a personal hassle to you or me.