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Old October 27, 2012, 11:19 PM   #5
Frank Ettin
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Join Date: November 23, 2005
Location: California - San Francisco
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timindc
...the common experience of residents from DC is that stores will not even sell them long guns....
Have a look again at post 2. You appear to have dual residency. While you are in Florida, making your home there, as far as ATF is concerned you are a resident of Florida and my purchase a gun in Florida as a resident. Let's have a look at the entire ATF regulation defining "State of residence" (27 CFR 478.11):
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State of residence. The State in which an individual resides. An individual resides in a State if he or she is present in a State with the intention of making a home in that State. If an individual is on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces, the individual's State of residence is the State in which his or her permanent duty station is located. An alien who is legally in the United States shall be considered to be a resident of a State only if the alien is residing in the State and has resided in the State for a period of at least 90 days prior to the date of sale or delivery of a firearm. The following are examples that illustrate this definition:

Example 1.

A maintains a home in State X. A travels to State Y on a hunting, fishing, business, or other type of trip. A does not become a resident of State Y by reason of such trip.

Example 2.

A is a U.S. citizen and maintains a home in State X and a home in State Y. A resides in State X except for weekends or the summer months of the year and in State Y for the weekends or the summer months of the year. During the time that A actually resides in State X, A is a resident of State X, and during the time that A actually resides in State Y, A is a resident of State Y.

Example 3.

A, an alien, travels on vacation or on a business trip to State X. Regardless of the length of time A spends in State X, A does not have a State of residence in State X. This is because A does not have a home in State X at which he has resided for at least 90 days.
Your issue will be establishing your Florida residency to the satisfaction of an FFL or as required by Florida law.
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