tricky gun buying question

[Leo]

By law your residence is where it is legally recorded, not where you parked your body to sleep. I worked on the road for several years and often did not return to my home for a month at a time. One year I was only at my house 10 weekends. My body was not there, but my license, my tax papers and my voters ID still said the legal address. In the case of a student, if he is still listed on his parents taxes, that is his place of residence. A student on his parents taxes is exempt from registering his automobile, insurance or license in the state where he attends school. I just finished my Masters out of state in Dec 2008, I do not think the law changed since then. Good Luck

PS, Indiana does require that you license your car and get an Indiana DL when you move here and make Indiana your primary domain. I moved here in December. Even though I still own property in Texas, and my Texas plates and DL was new last October, they made me pay all the Indiana Taxes and get Indiana insurance. I cannot remember now, but I am pretty sure they said within 30 days. Two cars and a motorcycle sure ended up being a lot of money. In Texas my Grand Marquis was a $52.00 plate, the Taurus was about $50 and the bike was like $40. I spent 3 to 4 times that on each vehicle when I registered them here.

 

[xmas_asn]

IDK the rules but my friend Greg buys long guns in Indiana with a Texas driver license.

 

[Bill B]

He would be ok to buy a long gun using his IL DL and FOID. Handgun not so much.

 

[Jubba]

He would be ok to buy a long gun using his IL DL and FOID. Handgun not so much.

This. I have sold several Long guns to residents of bordering states including Illinois.

 

[target64]

You might want to read what ATF actually says concerning this issue.....
Q: What constitutes residency in a State?The State of residence is the State in which an individual is present; the individual also must have an intention of making a home in that State. A member of the Armed Forces on active duty is a resident of the State in which his or her permanent duty station is located. If a member of the Armed Forces maintains a home in one State and the member’s permanent duty station is in a nearby State to which he or she commutes each day, then the member has two States of residence and may purchase a firearm in either the State where the duty station is located or the State where the home is maintained. An alien who is legally in the United States is considered to be a resident of a State only if the alien is residing in that State and has resided in that State continuously for a period of at least 90 days prior to the date of sale of the firearm. See also Item 5, “Sales to Aliens in the United States,” in the General Information section of this publication.
[18 U.S.C. 921(b), 922(a) (3), and 922(b)(3), 27 CFR 478.11]
Q: May a person (who is not an alien) who resides in one State and owns property in another State purchase a handgun in either State?If a person maintains a home in 2 States and resides in both States for certain periods of the year, he or she may, during the period of time the person actually resides in a particular State, purchase a handgun in that State. However, simply owning property in another State does not qualify the person to purchase a handgun in that State.
[27 CFR 478.11]

 

[Wwwildthing]

I'll tell you this... if you ask 6 different dealers (I have), you'll get 6 different answers.

 

[dice dealer]

You have to present a current driver's license with the correct address on it when filling out the 4473. An out of state license with an invalid residence = no go.

THIS^^^^^

 

[cbseniour]

Why doesn't he have a local drivers license?????????????

 

[Wwwildthing]

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[Wwwildthing]

I think I may have an answer here.

I downloaded ATF Form 4473 - Question 13 regarding State of Residence (Page 5) states ...

"If you are a U.S citizen with two States of residence, you should list your current residence address in response to question 2 (e.g., if you are buying a firearm while staying at your weekend home in State X, you should list your address in State X in response to question 2).

 

[xmas_asn]

Why doesn't he have a local drivers license?????????????

If hes a student of a collage or university I don't beleave he has to change is residency.

 

[Wwwildthing]

https://myweb.in.gov/BMV/mybmvportal/LicensesAndIDCards/IndianaResidencyRequirements.aspx

For the purpose of obtaining a driver’s license, permit, or identification card, the term “Indiana Resident” does not refer to the following individuals:

A person who is attending an institution of higher education in Indiana.
A person who is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.
A person who is operating specialized construction equipment temporarily on a public road.
A person who is not a resident of Indiana and who has a current valid license issued by another state and who meets the minimum age requirements for the equivalent type of Indiana driver’s license.