OK, so a superficial read of
an ATF FAQ
(
and FAQs generally suck as a source of legal advice,
compared to the text of the actual laws)
sez:
What constitutes residency in a state?
For Gun Control Act (GCA) purposes, a person is a resident of a state in which he or she is present with the intention of making a home in that state. The state of residence for a corporation or other business entity is the state where it maintains a place of business.
A member of the Armed Forces on active duty is a resident of the state in which his or her 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 they commute 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.
[18 U.S.C. 921(b), 922(a)(3), and 922(b)(3); 27 CFR 478.11]
Last Reviewed January 30, 2020
A use of "resides" (on point) is:
May a licensee sell a firearm to a nonlicensee who is a resident of another State?
Generally, a firearm may not lawfully be sold by a licensee to a nonlicensee who resides in a State other than the State in which the seller’s licensed premises is located. However, the sale may be made if the firearm is shipped to a licensee whose business is in the purchaser’s State of residence and the purchaser takes delivery of the firearm from the licensee in his or her State of residence. In addition, a licensee may sell a rifle or shotgun to a person who is not a resident of the State where the licensee’s business premises is located in an over–the–counter transaction, provided the transaction complies with State law in the State where the licensee is located and in the State where the purchaser resides.
[18 U.S.C. 922(b)(3); 27 CFR 478.99(a)]
Last Reviewed September 10, 2015
(And
@Len-2A Training, among others,
probably could have written that out from memory).
I
truly thought the NES Hive Mind had a consensus understanding
of how flexible the snowbird rule was, to allow a definitive answer to
my earlier two questions.
But maybe not after all.
Sigh.