"As far as I am aware anytime there is an interstate transfer of a firearm it has to be done FFL to FFL."
Interstate transfers do not have to involve two FFL holders, if the seller is a private person. He/she can send the gunto the receiving FFL holder, (AFTER receiving a signed copy of that dealer's FFL), in the purchaser's state. Thepurchaser must then do the paperwork and go through the NICS check with the dealer on his end, and then pay that dealer's service fee......
so the way i understand it is if i walk into kittery trading post in maine, i wouldn't be able to purchase/walk out with a hunting rifle??? (they would have to ship it to a local FFL dealer?? is this correct?
I think this depends on the laws of both states. As a resident of NY, I have beenable to purchase rifles from FFL holders in PA, since doing so is permitted by the laws of both states and did not violate any PA or NY laws, and the NICS check is the same either place. But I could NOT purchase a handgun in PA, because NY has strict requirements you must comply with to purchase handguns, even in-state, from either dealers or private individuals.
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