Buying a handgun

spamman1368 · 06-17-2010

Hey there everyone, I have a question about buying a handgun in Indiana. When I went to the local Gander Mountain to buy a Smith & Wesson 9mm, the lady behind the counter looked at my driver's licence and told me that I had to be an Indiana resident to purchase a handgun. I'm from central PA and since I've never bought a gun before, this was news to me. Does anyone know what to do about this? Do I need to change my state of residence just to buy a handgun? Thanks!

U.S. Patriot · 06-17-2010

Yes you need to change your residence, and get a Indiana DL. You can not purchase handguns with an out of state license.

cosermann · 06-17-2010

An FFL can sell a long arm to residents of the state or an adjacent state.
An FFL can sell a handgun directly to residents of that state.
However, Gander can also sell it to you and ship it to an FFL in your home state for pickup (i.e. you wouldn't actually get possession of the gun until you get home).
Whether they will actually do that or not depends on their store policy. People buy handguns from out-of-state FFLs all the time.

I think that's how it works. Someone will correct me or put a finer point on it if needed. This is INGO!

Scutter01 · 06-17-2010

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Originally Posted by U.S. Patriot

You can not purchase handguns with an out of state license.

Of course you can. You just can't take it home with you. Handgun purchases across state lines have to be transferred through an FFL in your home state. Gander can sell it to you, but they'd have to ship it to a gun store in your state where you would go to pick it up. They likely just don't want to do it.

AuntieBellum · 06-17-2010

And the entire address (street, city, and state) you put on the form has to match the address you have on your DL. So when you buy a house and forget to change your license and go to buy some new toys with your new home buyer monies, you'll have to put the gun on hold while you go to the BMV.

I mean, so I've heard. Totally didn't happen to me or anything.

indykid · 06-17-2010

For them to sell it to you, you would need a copy of your transfer dealer's FFL for them to ship the pistol to.

Again, without an FFL, or knowing Gander regardless, store policy might be not to sell it to you.

Hiram2005 · 06-17-2010

GM will ship the gun to another GM in your home state and you pick it up there.

Delmar · 06-17-2010

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Originally Posted by spamman1368

Hey there everyone, I have a question about buying a handgun in Indiana. When I went to the local Gander Mountain to buy a Smith & Wesson 9mm, the lady behind the counter looked at my driver's licence and told me that I had to be an Indiana resident to purchase a handgun. I'm from central PA and since I've never bought a gun before, this was news to me. Does anyone know what to do about this? Do I need to change my state of residence just to buy a handgun? Thanks!

Are you living here or not? If you don't want to change your residence to Indiana, I guess you could go to PA to buy a handgun.

06-17-2010	#1 (permalink)
spamman1368 Plinker Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1	Buying a handgun Hey there everyone, I have a question about buying a handgun in Indiana. When I went to the local Gander Mountain to buy a Smith & Wesson 9mm, the lady behind the counter looked at my driver's licence and told me that I had to be an Indiana resident to purchase a handgun. I'm from central PA and since I've never bought a gun before, this was news to me. Does anyone know what to do about this? Do I need to change my state of residence just to buy a handgun? Thanks!

06-17-2010	#2 (permalink)
U.S. Patriot Grandmaster Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Columbus Posts: 9,057	Yes you need to change your residence, and get a Indiana DL. You can not purchase handguns with an out of state license. __________________ Your responsibility to go full Yeager, never ends

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AuntieBellum Appleseed AppleCore Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NW IN Posts: 1,184	And the entire address (street, city, and state) you put on the form has to match the address you have on your DL. So when you buy a house and forget to change your license and go to buy some new toys with your new home buyer monies, you'll have to put the gun on hold while you go to the BMV. I mean, so I've heard. Totally didn't happen to me or anything. __________________

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Hiram2005 Sharpshooter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plains of Hamilton County Posts: 812	GM will ship the gun to another GM in your home state and you pick it up there. __________________ Ex Old Highway Man

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06-17-2010	#3 (permalink)
cosermann Master Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,621	An FFL can sell a long arm to residents of the state or an adjacent state. An FFL can sell a handgun directly to residents of that state. However, Gander can also sell it to you and ship it to an FFL in your home state for pickup (i.e. you wouldn't actually get possession of the gun until you get home). Whether they will actually do that or not depends on their store policy. People buy handguns from out-of-state FFLs all the time. I think that's how it works. Someone will correct me or put a finer point on it if needed. This is INGO!

06-17-2010	#6 (permalink)
indykid Grandmaster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Westfield Posts: 7,372	For them to sell it to you, you would need a copy of your transfer dealer's FFL for them to ship the pistol to. Again, without an FFL, or knowing Gander regardless, store policy might be not to sell it to you.