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NavyLT · March 8, 2009, 11:09 PM

A military member is considered a resident of the state that they have permanent orders to. If buying from an FFL (which I know, the OP can't), the only ID required is active duty military ID + properly endorsed orders. A military member is also a resident of the state they maintain an actual residence in if they commute between those two states daily.

A military member, for purposes of firearms transactions, is NOT necessarily a resident of the their home of record state. Just because a military member has a driver's license from the HOR state, is registered to vote in the HOR state, and pays taxes in the HOR state; if they do not maintain an actual residence in that state where they sleep at night, they cannot conduct firearms in their HOR state (except for purchasing long guns from an FFL as an out of state resident).

katokahn99,
The OP may not have been aware of the FFL only restriction is Federal law. I would have corrected your statement as well. If you are going to say that Federal law states something, you should state what the entire Federal law is. IMHO, it is you who needs to lighten up a bit there bud.

March 8, 2009, 11:09 PM	#12
NavyLT Junior member Join Date: January 25, 2006 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Posts: 1,719	A military member is considered a resident of the state that they have permanent orders to. If buying from an FFL (which I know, the OP can't), the only ID required is active duty military ID + properly endorsed orders. A military member is also a resident of the state they maintain an actual residence in if they commute between those two states daily. A military member, for purposes of firearms transactions, is NOT necessarily a resident of the their home of record state. Just because a military member has a driver's license from the HOR state, is registered to vote in the HOR state, and pays taxes in the HOR state; if they do not maintain an actual residence in that state where they sleep at night, they cannot conduct firearms in their HOR state (except for purchasing long guns from an FFL as an out of state resident). katokahn99, The OP may not have been aware of the FFL only restriction is Federal law. I would have corrected your statement as well. If you are going to say that Federal law states something, you should state what the entire Federal law is. IMHO, it is you who needs to lighten up a bit there bud.