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Residency

will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
edited February 2002 in General Discussion
I am A Florida resident that is serving in the military. I have a Florida DL and am registered to vote(republican) in the state of FL. I currently live in KA because of orders and military duties. Can I legally buy a pistol in FL when I go on leave and how do I prove it to the FL FFL holder?
If you can't fix it with a hammer, take it to a mechanic. will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Unless I'm missing something here I don't see why not. The fact that you're in the military shouldn't even matter right? You've got the FL DL with a FL address and that's all they need to know.
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  • talontalon Member Posts: 150 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Agree. Acquiring a firearm in KA will be a problem thou.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Military orders get me the gun in KA. I forgot to mention that my FL liscense has my CA address on it. Still, I'm a FL resident, even says so on my LES.
    If you can't fix it with a hammer, take it to a mechanic. will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've bought guns everywhere I've been stationed. In WA I used my vehicle registration as proof that I was a resident of the state. Military orders will also suffice. However, I have never purchased firearms in my home-of-record state. The state where my parents lives requires a permit to acquire handguns and I don't feel like going through the hoops to get one on the off-chance that I may go home and possibly see a gun I want. Usually my disposable income is being directed towards other pursuits when I visit the family. You shouldn't have any problem in FL if they don't require a permit to purchase.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Florida is a very free state when it comes to guns. I have found a loophole just in case. A family member can give a gun away to anothere family member so I won't be gettin' illegal or nothin'! I'm golden on this one.
    If you can't fix it with a hammer, take it to a mechanic. will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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  • ref44ref44 Member Posts: 251 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is specifically addressed in the Definitions attached to the new Forms 4473.I quote: "If an individual is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, his or her State of residence is the State in which his or her permanent duty station is located."
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Uh, uh ref, That may state it so on that form, but its incorrect, I dont care what it says. My home of record is my only leagal state of residence, and the government recognizes that. I may be granted some priveleges by the state I'm stationed in, but my legal state of residence is the one that I enlisted from, no if and or buts about it. I pay taxes, vote in, have a drivers license, am not recognized by any congressmen except from there, my vehicles are registered there, and I will be shipped back to there, the state of Michigan. I am also considered a resident by most states I am stationed in by those states, but only as it suits them. Hunting license, drivers license if I choose, state taxes if I have a civilian part time job. But if I want a lifetime hunting license from any of those states, I'm suddenly second class, and I cant do that. If I want to vote in state elections, I'm second class. If I want to contact the state reps. for a problem, I'm second class. So... if anyone says that I'm a legal resident on a form of what ever type, I dont believe it, not for a second.The fact that states recognize us military as residents for handguns is only to benefit them, as we must pay a permit fee in most cases, to buy a handgun. Yes I'm a little bitter about this, I feel used by some states, they bend the law to their own needs, as does most everyone these days. Another good example, I can own a house where I am stationed, pay taxes for their childrens schools, but I cant vote there in elections that affect my taxes, because I'm not a resident, technically. BEND THE LAW, THAT SHOULD BE OUR U.S. MOTTO.
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC[This message has been edited by robsguns (edited 02-22-2002).]
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    I see what you mean Ryan. Sucks don't it?
    If you can't fix it with a hammer, take it to a mechanic. will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    Oh, man-Not the old debate about the difference between a domocile, residence, and legal address???? Didn't we "do" this one already?????
    Reserving my Right to Arm Bears!!!!
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