Buying handgun in Montana

[twinners]

I will be working in Libby in a couple weeks and thought I might check out the prices on handguns.  My question is being a non-resident is there a waiting period and do I have to go through an FFL.  In my reading it said there is no waiting period but I am assuming that meant for residents.  Does having my CCW make a difference?

Thanks.

[LittleJohn]

Im a Libby dude

Hit Libby Sports and dicker with them ;<}
Macs Market is high priced, but sometimes have good used deals

What are you working on here ?

Not sure about waiting period for non-res
Libby  Sports will know for sure

[carpsniperg2]

You will have to have them send it to a ffl here in Washington and there will be tax on it when it comes into the state. The dealer will charge a transfer fee as well.

[jrebel]

Better off buying it here and taking it with you.   

[Special T]

Supposedly its a felony to purchase a gun crossing a state line to do so... Unless you ship it back and deal with your states own BS.

[CAMPMEAT]

www.gungenie.com/www.davidsonsgalleryofguns.com is the best way I've found to buy any gun and have it transferred into this state. No dealer I know of can beat their prices, not even close. Taxes, transfer etc all taken care of.

[twinners]

LittleJohn I work for Rosauers and will be there training the store on a new register system.  I was in Bozeman last week thinking I would take a look but didn't even have a chance to check out any shops.

[twinners]

I was thinking with no tax and a more gun friendly state I meant score a deal but with having to transfer and then get taxed better off to support local like was suggested.  Should probably save the $ anyways.

[LittleJohn]

Right on
enjoy Libby
Its the best

Don't look at any of the big bulls hanging in the stores
They are all replicas from Utah ;}

[follow maggie]

You can buy a long gun there but a hand gun has to be sent to an ffl here

[GrainfedMuley]

You can buy a long gun there but a hand gun has to be sent to an ffl here

Sorry, that is not true. Handgun, rifle or shotgun can not cross ANY state line for purchase without going through a FFL dealer in the receiving state. That is a Federal Crime. If you are hunting in another state and are returning to your state of residence there is no problem crossing state lines. You can not drive to Portland and buy a rifle and cross back over the river to bring it home. Plus the dealer selling it to you is bound by laws that you have to be a resident of the state of purchase. You legally can not even make a private purchase and bring it home. You are not a resident of that sate. What ever the receiving state is, it HAS to go through a dealer if it a legal over the counter purchase.

[baker5150]

You can buy a long gun there but a hand gun has to be sent to an ffl here

Sorry, that is not true. Handgun, rifle or shotgun can not cross ANY state line for purchase without going through a FFL dealer in the receiving state. That is a Federal Crime. If you are hunting in another state and are returning to your state of residence there is no problem crossing state lines. You can not drive to Portland and buy a rifle and cross back over the river to bring it home. Plus the dealer selling it to you is bound by laws that you have to be a resident of the state of purchase. You legally can not even make a private purchase and bring it home. You are not a resident of that sate. What ever the receiving state is, it HAS to go through a dealer if it a legal over the counter purchase.

Is this a new law?
Can you direct me to where you found out about it?

[baker5150]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/11/federal-court-rules-residency-requirements-pistol-/?page=all

[LittleJohn]

You can buy a long gun there but a hand gun has to be sent to an ffl here

Sorry, that is not true. Handgun, rifle or shotgun can not cross ANY state line for purchase without going through a FFL dealer in the receiving state. That is a Federal Crime. If you are hunting in another state and are returning to your state of residence there is no problem crossing state lines. You can not drive to Portland and buy a rifle and cross back over the river to bring it home. Plus the dealer selling it to you is bound by laws that you have to be a resident of the state of purchase. You legally can not even make a private purchase and bring it home. You are not a resident of that sate. What ever the receiving state is, it HAS to go through a dealer if it a legal over the counter purchase.

The guys at the sporting goods store here in MT said he could buy a shotgun or rifle and take it anywhere he wanted resident or non-resident.

Cant buy a pistol as a non-resident without going through an FFL

I am sure they know what they are talking about
They sell a lot of guns to a lot of summer tourists 

[Bob33]

This is for long guns.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.122


RCW 9.41.122

Out-of-state purchasing.

*** CHANGE IN 2015 *** (SEE Initiative 594.SL) ***

Residents of Washington may purchase rifles and shotguns in a state other than Washington: PROVIDED, That such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, Title IV, Pub. L. 90-351 as administered by the United States secretary of the treasury: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That such residents are eligible to purchase or possess such weapons in Washington and in the state in which such purchase is made: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That when any part of the transaction takes place in Washington, including, but not limited to, internet sales, such residents are subject to the procedures and background checks required by this chapter. [2015 c 1 § 6 (Initiative Measure No. 594, approved November 4, 2014); 1970 ex.s. c 74 § 1. Formerly RCW 19.70.010.
[2015 c 1 § 6 (Initiative Measure No. 594, approved November 4, 2014); 1970 ex.s. c 74 § 1. Formerly RCW 19.70.010.]

[CAMPMEAT]

I walked into a gun store in Rawlins Wyoming, bought a rifle, put it in my truck and finished our vacation. NO FFL involved.

[follow maggie]

You can buy a long gun there but a hand gun has to be sent to an ffl here

It's not a crime. I asked when I was Montana a couple months ago at a well known & respected store. They're not going to jeopardize their licensing to sell one shotgun. Also, Bob pointed out the rcw for it. Handguns, though, do have to be sent to an ffl on your home state




Sorry, that is not true. Handgun, rifle or shotgun can not cross ANY state line for purchase without going through a FFL dealer in the receiving state. That is a Federal Crime. If you are hunting in another state and are returning to your state of residence there is no problem crossing state lines. You can not drive to Portland and buy a rifle and cross back over the river to bring it home. Plus the dealer selling it to you is bound by laws that you have to be a resident of the state of purchase. You legally can not even make a private purchase and bring it home. You are not a resident of that sate. What ever the receiving state is, it HAS to go through a dealer if it a legal over the counter purchase.

[skeeter 20i]

I've done it lots of times w/ long guns.  Every single time I have done it in recent years has been in a reputable gun store, i.e. Cabelas, Blacksheep, etc.  most recently 4 months ago post I594.  As long as you get the required NICS check from the FFL that you purchase from you're GTG

i.e. As a Washington State resident I can't buy a rifle from Idaho State resident Bob (thank you I594  ) but Bob can meet me at XYZ Outdoors Emporium in Idaho and the FFL facilities the transfer after the required NICS check and I pay a nominal transfer fee. 


Perfectly legal.
Firearms Owners Protection act.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/49

Handguns need to be transferred to a ffl in the state of residency and then picked up.  Whole 'nother animal