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Just bought a 4 season vacation place in Maine. I live in CT and have my CT,Utah, NH and Fla permits.
What do I need to buy handguns in Maine?
 
Just bought a 4 season vacation place in Maine. I live in CT and have my CT,Utah, NH and Fla permits.
What do I need to buy handguns in Maine?

current photo ID and property tax bill with your name on it....if the dealer has an issue refer to question 18b on form 4473 and the language clearly states this may be done.
 
The permits don't mean anything other than as a form of ID. The question is: what is your legal residence? I was under the impression that it's Federal law that handguns cannot be sold by an FFL to anybody outside of their legal state of residence. they can ship it to a FFL back in your home state, but unless you are a legal resident, you can't buy a handgun in that state.
 
The permits don't mean anything other than as a form of ID. The question is: what is your legal residence? I was under the impression that it's Federal law that handguns cannot be sold by an FFL to anybody outside of their legal state of residence. they can ship it to a FFL back in your home state, but unless you are a legal resident, you can't buy a handgun in that state.

Feds allow dual residency. Not every FFL will recognize it however. So if he owns or leases a residence in ME and spends time there, he can buy there and take possession legally per Fed Law.
 
Len, I've seen some ATF info on this topic that references military and students being residents of two states but nothing that clearly applies to 2nd homes. So you have a cite that clears this up?

i too own a 2nd home in ME and would like to be able to purchase there.
 
Len, I've seen some ATF info on this topic that references military and students being residents of two states but nothing that clearly applies to 2nd homes. So you have a cite that clears this up?

i too own a 2nd home in ME and would like to be able to purchase there.

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.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/what-constitutes-residency-state

A combination of government issued documents may be used to meet the requirements of an identification document. For example, a passport which contains the name, date of birth, and photograph of the holder may be combined with a voter or vehicle registration card containing the residence address of the transferee in order to comply with the identification document requirements.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/what-form-identification-must-licensee-obtain-transferee-firearm

Held further, the intention of making a home in a State must be demonstrated to a
Federal firearms licensee by presenting valid identification documents. Such documents
include, but are not limited to, driver’s licenses, voter registration, tax records, or vehicle
registration.

https://www.atf.gov/file/55496/download

Thus, for example, a licensee may accept a valid driver's license that accurately reflects the
purchaser's name, date of birth, and photograph, along with a vehicle registration issued by the
State indicating the transferee's current address.

https://www.atf.gov/file/83651/download
 
Len, I've seen some ATF info on this topic that references military and students being residents of two states but nothing that clearly applies to 2nd homes. So you have a cite that clears this up? i too own a 2nd home in ME and would like to be able to purchase there.

From the back of form 4473:
If the transferee/buyer has two States of residence, the transferee/ buyer should list his/her current residence address in response to question 2 (e.g., if the transferee/buyer is purchasing a firearm while staying at his/her weekend home in State X, he/she should list the address in State X in response to question 2).
 
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