Buy in Maine, bring to Mass

[JRT]

So a Maine resident goes to a gun store to buy their first gun, they just have to prove residency? Same in New Hampshire?

Damn, gonna have to get my wife to buy a second home up there!

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So the OP can buy whatever he wants in Maine, and just needs to register it online in Mass once he brings it here, right?

I can't speak to Maine or NH but I believe it's the same process. I currently hold a Pennsylvania license so when I buy a pistol in VT I bring the electric bill. Tax bills work too. Some shops may ask for a couple months of bills but it's all pretty easy.

I think you assumption on Mass is correct too. Fill out that state document within a specified period of time.


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[JRT]

I own property in SC and have my "Non-Resident" LTC...however I can't buy a handgun there without a SC drivers license.

Some states don't consider land without a dwelling a resident.


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[spcantwell]

You can purchase long guns and rifles in all 50 states. To purchase a pistol you have to have a residency claim. The carry license like Utah and Florida are for carry only.


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Unless you have a c&r licence and the handgun qualifies. Then you ARE the ffl....

Just adding more confusion to the debate...

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[N901]

I havent purchased anything in Maine yet, and probably wont... law is to grey

OP's goin' 'ta jail.

 

[pupchow]

I havent purchased anything in Maine yet, and probably wont... law is to grey

Look up the instructions for filling Field No. 2 on 4473

https://www.atf.gov/file/61446/download

 

[Len-2A Training]

The Fed Law is black & white, no gray to it at all.

I can't speak to ME laws on sales of guns, however.

And I've found most dealers in MA and NH in my experience are totally ignorant of the laws affecting their business, and they don't want to learn either.

 

[sidshowbri]

Len, combining a couple threads that's I've been following but will help anyone following this also.
I also have propery in both ME and MA, while applying for a C&R FFL should the addresses from both states be included on that application and would there be benifits to having both states aside from shipping. And would CLEOs need to be notified of the application?

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[bostonasphalt2]

Unless you have a c&r licence and the handgun qualifies. Then you ARE the ffl....

Just adding more confusion to the debate...

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Except you sill need to do an FA-10 when you either brig the pistol back into MA, or complete the transfer here in MA because MA makes no special rules for 03FFLs


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[drgrant]

Unless you have a c&r licence and the handgun qualifies. Then you ARE the ffl....

I typically don't even bother mentioning it because anyone who has an 03 usually knows this, as that feature is one of the top 3 reasons for getting one... you see a milsurp somewhere, anywhere, in the US, you can intake it into your BB with minimal garbage/hassle.

-Mike

 

[drgrant]

So a Maine resident goes to a gun store to buy their first gun, they just have to prove residency? Same in New Hampshire?

Damn, gonna have to get my wife to buy a second home up there!

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So the OP can buy whatever he wants in Maine, and just needs to register it online in Mass once he brings it here, right?

Yes, pretty much.

When doing the dual residency thing it also helps if the person doing it is not a bumbling retard. If you start asking the FFL stupid questions they will shut you down in about 10 seconds. "Hey I own a condo/house/etc. in (some town in maine here) and it's a residency, is that enough for me to be able to purchase a firearm from you? What kind of paperwork would you need from me for that?" is a good place to start, simple and to the point. Adding extra effluvial bullshit about how you're from mass, blah blah blah, so wah lah, etc, is going to scare them off. It's kinda like those guys that come on here because they tried to buy a gun for their dad or whoever it was as a gift and the FFL told them to go screw because the guy was talking so much and made things so complicated, that the FFLs brain turns it into "STRAW, RUN AWAY." This issue isn't any different. Some dealers will tell you they only take state IDs or DLs, others will have additional ways of verification.

-Mike

 

[Rob Boudrie]

It is likely that some dealers will accept a LTC from the state in which you are purchasing as long as it has an in-state address. People with FL winter places and FL CCW permits are well advised to list their FL address on their CCW.

I know in MA, I have never been asked for any ID other than my MA LTC when purchasing a gun or accepting a transfer from a dealer.

 

[Canndo]

I have a NH non res. and a MA LTC "A". If a second home is purchased in NH, I know I will be able to purchase and open carry there. Do I then turn in my NH non res. and apply for a NH resident concealed carry permit? Do they ask if I have a license in another state? Is this cause for denial? If NH issues a resident CC does this make my MA LTC "A" invalid?

I know, Massachusetts state of mind line of questioning. Sorry if it's been asked and answered.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Len, combining a couple threads that's I've been following but will help anyone following this also.
I also have propery in both ME and MA, while applying for a C&R FFL should the addresses from both states be included on that application and would there be benifits to having both states aside from shipping. And would CLEOs need to be notified of the application?

That's a good question. IIRC (not 100%) I think that you can list 2 addresses on your C&R FFL. However, I doubt that they would do that if the addresses are in 2 different states. However, I would make a call to the BATFE folks handling the C&R FFL issuance and ask them for the straight scoop. If I were to guess, they would tell you to get two C&R FFLs, one for each state, but to be sure, ask them. Check atf.gov website for a phone number.

Yes, you would have to give a copy to each police chief if you did this.

It is likely that some dealers will accept a LTC from the state in which you are purchasing as long as it has an in-state address. People with FL winter places and FL CCW permits are well advised to list their FL address on their CCW.

I know in MA, I have never been asked for any ID other than my MA LTC when purchasing a gun or accepting a transfer from a dealer.

FL took the address off the license some years ago, so I'm not aware if you can request them to put a FL address on it.

 

[Len-2A Training]

I have a NH non res. and a MA LTC "A". If a second home is purchased in NH, I know I will be able to purchase and open carry there. Do I then turn in my NH non res. and apply for a NH resident concealed carry permit? Do they ask if I have a license in another state? Is this cause for denial? If NH issues a resident CC does this make my MA LTC "A" invalid?

I know, Massachusetts state of mind line of questioning. Sorry if it's been asked and answered.

I've never checked with the proper authority (NH SP Licensing Div) wrt your first question. That is what I would advise you to do if you find yourself in that position.

Yes the forms will likely ask for other state licensing info. It's a non-issue and NH will never talk to MA anyway. No it does not cancel your MA LTC. If you can afford 2+ homes in different states, you are legally (per Feds) able to maintain multiple resident licenses to carry firearms.

 

[Canndo]

I've never checked with the proper authority (NH SP Licensing Div) wrt your first question. That is what I would advise you to do if you find yourself in that position.

Yes the forms will likely ask for other state licensing info. It's a non-issue and NH will never talk to MA anyway. No it does not cancel your MA LTC. If you can afford 2+ homes in different states, you are legally (per Feds) able to maintain multiple resident licenses to carry firearms.

Thanks Len. A 2nd home in NH is in my near future. My parents recently sold their NH lake house which my family and I enjoyed for many years. They're retirement age and couldn't afford to maintain 2 homes. My wife and I could have gotten it for a song, but we didn't want to deal with the family BS and claims to the home etc. We want a place of our own with no ties. Eventually we would transition there permanently. That's the plan anyway.

 

[mwalsh9152]

I emailed the Carroll County Sheriffs department in NH to inquire as to what I would need to apply for a dual residency permit. I have to go tother sheriff because our home is on a land grant with no services. I got a response from the issuing sheriff, and he informed me he only grants residence licenses to full time residents.

 

[mothybee]

No comprende, no legal= good to go.