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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
I've been in Indiana for 6 continuous months this time. I'd be buying with the ability to show utility and other records (including affidavits from neighbors if somebody pressed the matter) clearly showing I've been here.
I don't want to buy a firearm if the legality is the least bit...
I own homes in both states, and I live in both homes about 6 months each year. I am a Florida resident for voting, income taxes, driver's and CCW license.
As I understand the residency rules as described in the federal background check fine print, when I'm living in my home here I am...
What gun do you hunt squirrels with, Cynical? I used to prefer a shotgun for grays high up in big hickory and beech trees, but a .22 with a scope is my preferred squirrel shooter now.
I've changed from trying to fill the limit every hunt to making clean, meat-saving head shots. Belly shots let...