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January 18, 2010, 09:12 PM | #1 |
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Living in Illinois and buying a Gun in Missouri
Would this be legal? I live in Collinsville, IL and there is a large Cabelas store in Missouri that I want to buy a Stoeger coach gun from...would it be legal for me to go pick it up one day? Would I have to wait the 24hrs required by IL law to pick it up? I have searched for it on the forum here and I could not find conclusive proof. Any experience with this would be great!
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January 18, 2010, 10:57 PM | #2 |
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I could be wrong, but I believe you would have to have them ship it to an FFL in IL, then pick it up there.
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January 19, 2010, 01:44 AM | #3 | |
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From the ATF's faq: (bold mine)
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January 19, 2010, 06:56 AM | #4 |
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Call the Cabelas store and ask for the manager of the gun dept.
Ask them... not sure where the store is exactly, how close to IL. but I bet they will know what you need to do. Sounds from the above quoted law Federally you can... now whether you can per Illinois law (with all the need for a Foid card and such) or even Missouri law is a whole nuther can of brass.
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January 19, 2010, 09:12 AM | #5 |
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Thanks guys! Yeah I posted this a bit late last night and was planning on calling the store today, but I wanted to have some good background info at least. Seems as if it would be ok as long as the manager is willing to sell it to me.
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January 19, 2010, 10:53 AM | #6 |
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According to MO law you should be good to go (going to Hazelwood Cabela's at the Mills, eh?). The thing is, firearm laws when crossing state borders get sticky because the more restrictive of the two sets applies.
Being an MO resident, I could leave my office right this minute, be at Cabela's inside 20 minutes, make the purchase, and be back in my office with that shotgun in about an hour (depending on how quick their process is). As an IL resident, you'll need to show your FOID and likely wait 24 hours (call the store to confirm, but that's how I understand the laws to apply). If I were to buy that same shotgun over in Belleville, I'd also have to make it a two trip deal because of IL law (but since there's no need for a non-IL resident to have or get a FOID according to IL law, I wouldn't need that). |
January 19, 2010, 06:33 PM | #7 |
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Hazelwood Cabela's is the place indeed. I saw it for a decent price there and was hoping to pick it up without making two trips...ah well seems as if I will have to make a two part trip...not such a bad deal when you are going to Cabelas though.
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January 20, 2010, 12:20 AM | #8 |
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why would this even be an issue ?
He's in missouri, adhering to missouri law, where's the beef ? As long as the weapon is legal to own and legally transported in Illinois, I don't see what the problem is ? I'm not saying there COULDN'T be a problem, just that it wouldn't make a lick of sense. When in Missouri, abide by Missouri laws, right ? IL law doesn't follow you around to different states, that would violate state sovereignty i'm pretty sure |
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January 20, 2010, 11:50 AM | #10 | |
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Federal law is able to do this because technically this is an interstate sale- the firearm is crossing state lines, thereby coming under federal regulation. The seller is furthermore a Federal Firearms License holder, and there's regulations with that (private sales across state lines are verboten) as well. |
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January 20, 2010, 03:36 PM | #11 | |
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January 20, 2010, 04:10 PM | #12 | |
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There's really no good way to put it in one sentence that's going to satisfy people who want to split hairs. In short, you don't get to ignore a law from either state, either the one where the FFL is located or the state of residence of the recipient. If they are identical, so be it, but if one is more stringent than the other, that is the one that you will be expected to follow. In this case, it is the waiting period. MO has none. IL does. IL's takes precedence. |
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January 20, 2010, 04:16 PM | #13 | |
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The rules of both states must be followed. No there is no ambiguity. HOW you meet both requirements is not the same as saying they both must be followed. |
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January 20, 2010, 04:26 PM | #14 |
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I think they offer a free ship between stores.
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