Okay, I think I know the answer, but

[Dockem]

If I go out of state to a gunstore and get the hots for a long gun, can I take it with me or do I have to ship it to a local IN FFL?
I know it has to ship to the FFL if it is a handgun, is the same true for a long gun?
Probably a dumb question, but thought I'd check before I got my hopes up.

 

[mktcbb]

If I go out of state to a gunstore and get the hots for a long gun, can I take it with me or do I have to ship it to a local IN FFL?
I know it has to ship to the FFL if it is a handgun, is the same true for a long gun?
Probably a dumb question, but thought I'd check before I got my hopes up.

I have purchase a long gun in KY. I think you can with the surrounding states, but you must follow their laws on waiting periods

 

[woodsie57]

Having been looking for a reasonable [as in "less than new"] price on a .44 rifle for deer hunting purposes, I'm curious about this too. Thinking demand in Indiana is a bunch higher than, say, Ohio or Ky.

 

[rmabrey]

As far as I know you can walk out of the store with a long gun. If I am wrong someone will be a long shortly to correct me

 

[38special]

You can walk out with a long gun.

 

[jonny4523]

I once tried to buy a shotgun in West Virginia. They told me that they have to obey the laws of my home state. They looked it up and said that I was able to purchase from any state that touched Indiana (which did not include WV). I missed out on a pretty nice 870 Wingmaster.

 

[seamusalaska]

You can do it but some stores have policies that may not allow it even though legal. Dick's is one I can think of. They will usually have their policy posted.

 

[Bill of Rights]

IC 35-47-5-6
Purchasing or obtaining a rifle or shotgun
Sec. 6. (a) Any resident of Indiana:
(1) who is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(2) who is not prohibited by law from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm;
may purchase or obtain a rifle or shotgun in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, or Illinois.
(b) Any resident of Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, or Illinois:
(1) who is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and (2) who is not prohibited by the laws of Indiana, his domicile, or the United States from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm;
may purchase or obtain a rifle, shotgun, or ammunition for a rifle or a shotgun in Indiana.
(c) Any transaction under this section is subject to the provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1213, 18 U.S.C. 0.922(B)(3)).

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

You can do it but some stores have policies that may not allow it even though legal. Dick's is one I can think of. They will usually have their policy posted.

What he said.

Also, it's entirely possible that a small, only open part-time shop might not know the rules and refuse a sale out of ignorance.

Them's the breaks, though.

So, yes, it's perfectly legal to buy a firearm out of state. Depending on the state and depending on the firearm, you might get to take it with you right then (long gun from a bordering state) or have to have it shipped (long gun or hand gun from any other state) to your local FFL.

-J-