im not sure about NH/Ma
But I can tell you I own Real estate in Texas, Utah and Oklahoma. I can technically claim residency status in all 3 states and get a Resident LTC from all three states. I could otherwise legally buy a firearm in all three states.
The problem lies in the fact that both Utah and Oklahoma,a have state income tax. If I claim residency status. Both states could claim I owe state income tax. I don’t want to pay state income tax. So I don’t claim residency status.
however I did buy a gun in Utah, they shipped it back to me in Texas. However it was a C&R gun, and I do have my C&R FFL.
Get your C&R FFL and if you buy one, it will help you obtain and receive those guns. Providing they are legal where you want to take/receive them.
You are seriously mixing up multiple separate issues.
Residency as considered by the ATF has NOTHING to do with residency as considered by any individual state for purposes of drivers license, carry permit, taxes, etc. Totally separate jurisdictions and laws and rules and...
You don't have to "claim" residency in a state to purchase firearms. You either are a resident or you are not per the ATF rules. If you own/rent property, while you are in that state, you ARE a resident of that state. You can be a resident of all 50 states as far as the ATF is concerned.
Major caveat here, most FFLs are morons and do not know or care about the law outside the simplest case of selling guns to resident with drivers licenses in that state. All other cases, most are just like "no, go away". With that said, what is permitted under federal law/regulation:
- if you have property in a state, while you are there you are a resident as determined by ATF regulation
- to purchase a gun you need two things, proof of identify and proof of residency
-- Most FFLs want one government ID that covers both but this is NOT necessary (but they can make up any rules they want)
-- Government issues picture ID to prove identify. It is fine that it is a MA drivers license and you are buying in Utah.
-- Proof of residency can be a water bill with your name on it, tax bill, lease, mortgage, etc.
That is it. You don't have to "claim" residency. You dont need to get a drivers license or carry permit or anything in that state. You just need to find an FFL that knows the rules.