Shadow 7D,
ATF Rule 80-21:
Page 126 - 127 of
http://www.atf.gov/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-4.pdf
27 CFR 178.11: MEANING OF
TERMS
An out-of-State college student
may establish residence in a State
by residing and maintaining a
home in a college dormitory or in a
location off-campus during the
school term.
ATF Rul. 80-21
"State of residence" is defined by
regulation in 27 CFR 178.11 as the
State in which an individual regularly
resides or maintains a home. The
regulation also provides an example
of an individual who maintains a
home in State X and a home in State
Y. The individual regularly resides in
State X except for the summer
months and in State Y for the summer
months of the year. The regulation
states that during the time the individual
actually resides in State X he is a
resident of State X, and during the
time he actually resides in State Y he
is a resident of State Y.
Applying the above example to outof-
State college students it is held,
that during the time the students actually
reside in a college dormitory or
at an off-campus location they are
considered residents of the State
where the dormitory or off-campus
home is located. During the time outof-
State college students actually
reside in their home State they are
considered residents of their home
State.
HOWEVER, if you are going to purchase a handgun from an FFL in WI, you will need identification that proves WI residency. If you are going to purchase a long gun from an FFL in WI using an IL driver's license, you are going to also have to meet the requirements of IL law as well as WI. These requirements are Federal law and ONLY apply to purchases from FFLs, they do NOT apply to private sales.