Transporting/Purchasing Firearms over state Lines?

Question

My question is simple but cant get a straight answer anywhere. I have a Concelaed Weapons Permit, I want to buy a firearm from a friend of mine who also has a conceled weapons License. I live In florida and He lives in Arkansas. I will be bringing it to florida. It is a semi-Sutomatic Rifle. What is required to Purchase and Transport the weapon? I tried to look on ATF;s Website but it seems to be down?

Answer 1

Private sales of firearms between non-felon adults are not controlled or regulated by the government or BATF. You may drive up to your friends home and purchase the rifle and drive home. As far as transporting the firearm as one of the other answers said it must be in a case, preferable a locked hard case but not legally. It must be in the trunk or beyond reach of the front seat if it is not in a case. It must be unloaded and the ammo should be in another part of the vehicle. (the law is a little fuzzy on where the ammo should be) This is a federal law passed in 1986 if I remember right. (the transporting in car law)
BATF would just love to be able to stop private citizens from selling their guns to anyone but they can only control the FFL dealers.

Answer 2

Matthew, Got an answer for you.

SHIPPING FIREARMS

A nonlicensee may ship a firearm through the U. S. Postal Service. A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. Handguns are not mailable. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. A nonlicensee may not transfer any firearm to a nonlicensed resident of another state.

A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by carrier to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm. [18 U. S. C. 922(a)(2)(A) and 922(e), 27 CFR 178.31]

A nonlicensee may ship firearms interstate for his or her use in hunting or other lawful activity. A person may ship a firearm to himself or herself in care of another person in the state where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. The package should be addressed to the owner. Persons other than the owner should not open the package and take possession of the firearm.

A signature is required each time a firearm is delivered by a shipper, or common or contract carrier to verify the acknowledgment of the receipt of the firearm. A signature of the FFL maintained on file by the shipper is not an acceptable alternative.

Answer 3

<>Basically, federal law allows you the right to transport a firearm between states with 2 provisions:
1. The firearm must be UNLOADED and stored in a locked compartment or box, and the ammunition must be stored separately form the gun.
2. The person transporting the weapon must not be prohibited from owning or possessing such weapon and must have complied with any regulations pertaining to such possession.
So, if there is no unfulfilled requirement in either state for the sale and registration of the gun, and you don't have a criminal history, lock the UNLOADED gun in the trunk of your car and transport it.

Answer 4

As far as buying a used long gun from someone goes, this to is no problem. I would have him write you a receipt just in case there would ever be question as to how you came into possession of the gun.
If you live in a area that long guns need to be registered just contact your local police dept and they can advise you on how to do that.
As far as crossing state lines. Just secure the gun in a case unloaded and place the case in the trunk of your car or out of reach to all occupants if you drive a vehicle without a truck. keep ammo separate from the firearm, and all will be well.

Answer 5

Actually there is a problem.

If your friend lived in Alabama, you could legally purchase your rifle in Alabama. Purchase of long guns in states contiguous with your state of residence is Federally legal. Purchasing a long gun or handgun in a non-contiguous state is not legal.

That means that legally speaking, you and your friend need to go through a Federal Firearm License holder, and pay the FEDEX/UPS extortion for overnight shipping. Shipping needs to be done by an FFL holder to an FFL holder. FFL holders routinely charge from $10.00 to $50.00 plus cost of shipping, to ship or receive a firearm.

I've purchased several firearms from friends in other states, and every time, we used FFL holders for shipping and receiving. It adds to the cost of the deal, but it is cheaper than getting arrested by the BATF.

doc

Answer 6

below federal regulation, a guy or woman is permitted to transport a firearm for the period of state lines from one place the place it particularly is criminal to very own firearms to a various place the place it particularly is criminal to very own firearms. The firearm could desire to be unloaded and interior the trunk of a motor vehicle. If the motor vehicle has no trunk the firearm could desire to be unloaded and in a locked field (no longer the glove compartment or console). This federal regulation overrides state or interior of reach rules. Get some plastic cable ties, they seem to be a greenback or 2 at abode Depot or ultimate purchase someplace like that, sell off the weapons and open them, stick the cable ties by them so as that they could't be closed without reducing the binds and pulling them out. Then positioned the weapons in a locked case or field of a few variety, and positioned it interior the trunk or shipment area of your motor vehicle. States and localities on your course could have harder rules. it could be a sturdy thought to stay on the interstate and stay faraway from cities on your holiday abode. in case you understand somebody who's into weapons and is in charge and mature approximately it, like your uncle grow to be, see in case you will get him to come back alongside. In an identical situation to yours, I as quickly as hauled a extensive pile of weapons in a locked case in my van. To be truthful, I went from Florida to Virginia, so I wasn't taking lots of of challenge.

Answer 7

Don't listen to druid or Jon listen to doc
if you go through a state that has laws LIKE say new Jersey you have to have the gun disassembled into 3 pieces to transport through that state and stored in different parts of the car if you listen to those two you not only lose the gun but your car too.

Answer 8

Doc Hudson is exactly right.

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#b1