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    1. SwampDude

      Can BB guns be shipped via USPS or FedEx without using an FFL?

      Thanks gents for your quick response. I'm an old peckerwood who is buying a Daisy BB gun like the one I hunted sparrows and starlings with 65 years ago as a small-town kid. Now I'll shoot chipmunks and house-destroying woodpeckers with a Daisy because my pellet gun isn't allowed.
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      Can BB guns be shipped via USPS or FedEx without using an FFL?

      I'm buying a Daisy BB gun on line from an individual. Can it be shipped to me in Indiana without involving an FFL to receive the air gun for me? My hope is that the firearm rules don't apply to BB guns designed for kids.
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      First time handgun purchase, need help!

      Lots of good suggestions offered already, so I won't add to the mix. My advice goes to your preparation to handle, load, unload, transport and shoot firearms. If you have more experience with guns than you mention thus far, maybe I'm off base; if your experience is as thin as I suspect...
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      Handgun Show-N-Tell

      I pulled this Baretta 92 out of the safe to check it out and dust it off after a year or so of neglect. It was built in Italy before production was established in the US to accommodate military orders. I had forgotten how sweet the 92 looks and handles. The world-wide military history of this...
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      Got my new Ruger security six!

      I like the fixed sight setup. My favorite S&W .357 is the model 65 with fixed sights. It makes for a great day-pack gun.
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      Wheel Gun Show-N-Tell

      I guess I like my S&W 686 so well I posted its photo twice (see above). I also like this Ruger Security Six cause it handles .357 while causing minimum discomfort.
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      Wheel Gun Show-N-Tell

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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      Just for fun, I'm going to do what you suggest. I'll hand carry a copy of the federal statute and the background check form to the dealer I faxed info to recently, along with my photo identification, property tax statement, utility bills, auto license plate registration and checking account...
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      I guess I sound like an addict in need of a fix with all of this fuss about 'I want it but they won't sell it to me...what am I gonna do'. I will survive without buying another handgun until I return to Florida. I appreciate the comments, and the conversation was fun. I'm glad I found INGO.
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      This is probably the bottom line. A legitimate dealer's desire to stay in line with Indiana law is greater than the desire to sell a gun or two. If I were in the dealer's shoes, my position would probably be to err on the side of protecting my license and my reputation.
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      Thanks. Someone posted earlier that federal law permits a person with a residence in two states to buy a firearm in either state. It was also stated earlier that federal law trumps Indiana law. If these statements are correct, Indiana's General Purpose residency statute may not be applicable...
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      So, people who reside in two states are supposed to get a new drivers license every time they spend more than 30 consecutive days in either of those states, or is this Indiana law?
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      Why is the Indiana driver license magic? My Florida driver license and Florida CC license have photos that identify me by the same name that appears on Indiana property tax records, Indiana bank records, Indiana utility records, my Visa account billing address, etc., etc. My Florida CC license...
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      Thanks again for the comments. My greatest disappointment is that the dealer I've sought out to buy guns from for years didn't even respond to my inquiry. He's a successful dealer with a big presence at every fairgrounds gun show. He should understand the law because he's been in the business...
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      I live in Indiana and Florida. Can I buy a handgun while I'm in Indiana?

      Thanks for the input. I can wait to buy in Florida. You know how it is when the new gun itch is bitin'. I would think my circumstances are fairly common. If dealers aren't familiar with the regs, however, I can understand the reluctance to take a chance; maybe they haven't read the background...
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