Private sales between states....

[MIL-DOT]

If I wanted to go from Georgia to a gunshow in Alabama, would I be OK doing a private sale of a rifle there ? Also, could I sell a rifle here, to someone that came over from Alabama ? Thanks for any info.....M.

 

[gvnwst]

TO buy a rifle from another state, it is required that you transfer the rifle through a FFL. In state is different, but here a FFL is needed.

 

[cuervo]

Any interstate transfer requires an FFL.

If you went to a gun show in Alabama, the seller there could give his rifle or shotgun to an FFL there for you to buy. If it is a handgun, the seller would have to give the pistol to a dealer in your home state and you would go through that dealer.

Same for selling, but in reverse. You could take your rifle or shotgun to a local FFL to transfer to the Alabama resident. For a handgun, you would take/send the pistol to a dealer in Alabama and the buyer would have to buy it in his home state.

Not all dealers will want to sell a long gun to some one from out of state, but it is legal to with possible exceptions for states like NJ, MA, CA, MD, etc...

 

[SouthTXBowhunter]

I'm brand new so I'm not trying to argue; but wouldn't a FTF sale, by definition, avoid any issues of interstate transfer in the transaction? Especially between two NON dealers? Unless one stood on one side of a state line and the other on the other, and handed the gun over, shouldn't the two be able to make the transfer legally and privately?

I suppose this depends on the type of gun and the state; but I've always thought that two private citizens could buy/sell/trade a gun legally, face-to-face. without the need for any dealer involvement. Particularly since they would both be in the same state at the time. I can sure understand why the residency could be an issue when buying from a dealer in a state you don't live in, but I always thought that FTF transactions between non-dealer private citizens had less restrictions and was usually OK.

I'm probably wrong- you learn something every day. I'd be curious to hear a more in-depth answer. Is this because of the two particular states that the original poster mentioned or is this true anywhere?

I like this site already!

Nick

 

[kingpin008]

Face-to-Face sales MUST take place only between residents of the same state, who are already not disallowed to own firearms in the first place. Period. Anything else is a violation of Federal law.

 

[GRIZ22]

Any interstate transfer requires an FFL.


....between residents of different states.

That's everywhere South Texas. You can buy a long gun in any state from a dealer as long as the sale would be legal in both states.

 

[MIL-DOT]

Good info, many thanks one and all. And welcome to THR, Nick,I appreciate the response........M.