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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Just like gun laws - if one state says "nope can't buy that type of weapon in this state" and anyone can cross the border and buy that type of weapon in the next state, there is NOTHING stopping everyone in the first state from owning that type of weapon.
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Under federal law an individual cannot go to another state and legally purchase a gun if they are banned from owning that gun in their home state. Gun dealers have access to data on each state to insure the sale is legal. An individual is allowed to purchase a long gun, rifle or shotgun, in another state if it is not banned from ownership in the buyer's home state.
In addition an individual cannot legally purchase a hand gun in another state and take possession of it there. They can purchase the handgun and the selling gun dealer is required to ship it to a federally licensed dealer in the purchaser's home state where the handgun will be transferred to the buyer after applicable background checks are completed. Again if the gun is banned that state the buyer cannot take possession of it and the gun dealer will have to return it to the selling dealer.
Yes, an individual can go to another state and possibly buy a gun from a private person that the buyer cannot own in their home state. But, the seller and buyer both have committed a federal felony and if caught would spend years in a federal prison. My source, I held a federal gun dealer license in the past, your source is misinformed or lying.