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Originally Posted by dtaski
I have the chance to buy a Mini 14 while I'm in CO. What is the procedure to bring it back to PA on the plane ? Or would it be easier to ship it to a FFL Dealer.
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Are you a resident of Pennsylvania?
If so, this is an interstate transfer and must, under federal law, go through an FFL with all the usual formalities (i. e., a 4473, etc.). Since it's a long gun, it could be done through a Colorado FFL. Federal law would require that (1) the law gun be legal in your State of residence; (2) that the transfer through the local FFL complies with the law of the State in which the transfer takes place; and (3) that the transfer complies with the laws of the transferee's State of residence. See 18 USC 922(b)(3):
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(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver --
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(3) any firearm to any person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee's place of business is located, except that this paragraph
(A) shall not apply to the sale or delivery of any rifle or shotgun to a resident of a State other than a State in which the licensee's place of business is located if the transferee meets in person with the transferor to accomplish the transfer, and the sale, delivery, and receipt fully comply with the legal conditions of sale in both such States (and any licensed manufacturer, importer or dealer shall be presumed, for purposes of this subparagraph, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have had actual knowledge of the State laws and published ordinances of both States),...
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