It is legal per Federal regulations.

Stan in SC

 

when he is at school he is a 'full time NC resident' tell him to go get a NC Drivers license and purchase the firearm as NC resident.... problem solved

 

yeah K train, thats what I told him as well. However, if his address changes it will affect his insurance and other stuff, so he doesn't want to go that route.

Stan, is that the case in SC or is it the same in NC?

Zack

 

he isnt going to have much choice though... after bloomberg sued all those dealers for NY crime guns, i dont know of many if any that will sell to a NY resident...

 

I was in a store here in wilmington recently when they would not sell a shotgun to a customer who was a NY resident. He gave them the attitude you would expect, and in the end stomped out of the store, mad because he was a NY'er

I agree that you should have your friend get a local DL. I would not think that it would screw up his insurance. I wouldn't think the DMV is going to call everyone telling that he is officially a NC resident. Can he not get the NC ID and keep his NY liscense? ...I dunno, maybe?

or maybe look for someone who has upgraded and/or "clearing out the safe" and buy their deer rifle. I'll bet it would already be sighted in :thumbup1:

 

Except that many of us would want to see a NCDL before we do private sales. I wouldn't sell one to him without an NC DL.

 

OK, then get him into a nice bow and he will have an extra month of hunting time.

 

While I don`t think the feds prohibit it, NC law does. (I`ll have to check the book on the fed law when I get home tomorrow).........NC law allows for non-residents of "contiguous" states( SC, VA, GA, TN) to purchase in NC provided their state allows non-residents to purchase from contiguous states( contiguous states means states which NC shares a border with).

Unless it`s changed since I last read the law, NO a NY resident can`t buy a firearm of any type in NC, and take delivery. They can, however, pay for it and then have it transfered thru a NY FFL holder, then take possesion.

 

realistically, for car insurance he will probably drop his premiums a lot if he switches it to a NC license... this state has a much lower rate of theft and property crime than NY... unless he is from one of those way out of the way upstate places...

if the car is titled in NY and it is in a joint name like him and his father, then he can just keep it insured in NY... i didnt have any problems getting a NC license with FL tags and insurance still on my car... even after i put NC insurance on the car, it still took over a year before FL said i couldnt use their tag any more...

the NC DMV wont notify the insurance company of any changes...

 

contrary to popular belief he will not have to get anything insured or changed to NC (although that would probably be better for him in the event anything happened).

just because his license is in NC does not mean he has to carry insurance in NC. The car is not connected to the drivers license...

but as i just moved, i found that i 'should' carry MD insurance since i'm living in MD. being a student i'm not sure how NC would/could be more expensive than NY anyway.... claiming NC as residence over NY could save the guy some serious headaches in the long run.

 

one of my buds up here in MD recently went down to the beaches of NC/SC and was in some gun shops, since he was a MD resident (he admitted before he asked to hold the guns) they would not let him even hold a gun..... i know its crazy, but their shop, their rules

 

Dealers can only sale longguns to residents of bordering states, Virgina, SC, TN are good. He is not going to be able to buy in NC legally.

 

why cant he just borrow one from you?

 

I'm thinking his insurance is probably health insurance from is parents. As long as he is listed as a dependent and full time student most will cover him till his mid 20's.

 

I'm thinking his insurance is probably health insurance from is parents. As long as he is listed as a dependent and full time student most will cover him till his mid 20's.

yup, and that will happen even if he lives in a different state... he should be covered till he is 26 so long as he is at least a half-time student...

 

I'm thinking his insurance is probably health insurance from is parents. As long as he is listed as a dependent and full time student most will cover him till his mid 20's.

he can still get a NC drivers license and be covered under his parents. it won't matter as long as he is their child. Or he can do this: take a copy of his Lease in NC to the gun store and let them copy it. take school schedule, enrollment papers, etc.... everything that can prove your a resident.

the only thing that would possibly steer him away would be the NY license, if a NC dealer saw that he could possibly get scared bc of all the crazy ass new york laws

but still the NC License would be the way to go... or does NC give State ID cards, wouldn't be a license but he could still use it as a NC state ID w/ a NC Address on it.

 

he can still get a NC drivers license and be covered under his parents. it won't matter as long as he is their child. Or he can do this: take a copy of his Lease in NC to the gun store and let them copy it. take school schedule, enrollment papers, etc.... everything that can prove your a resident.

the only thing that would possibly steer him away would be the NY license, if a NC dealer saw that he could possibly get scared bc of all the crazy ass new york laws

but still the NC License would be the way to go... or does NC give State ID cards, wouldn't be a license but he could still use it as a NC state ID w/ a NC Address on it.

You can get an ID from the DMV office usually I believe.

 

I know that I am ringing the same bell everyone else has, with a few exceptions, but in the end if he gets an NC ID or DL, he will be fine for buying the firearm. It proves residency. I don't care what other papers you have that prove you live here, lease agreements, bills, student schedules, car insurance, vet bill for the cat, doesn't matter. When I see the out of state DL, that ends the deal.

 

I know that I am ringing the same bell everyone else has, with a few exceptions, but in the end if he gets an NC ID or DL, he will be fine for buying the firearm. It proves residency. I don't care what other papers you have that prove you live here, lease agreements, bills, student schedules, car insurance, vet bill for the cat, doesn't matter. When I see the out of state DL, that ends the deal.

do you sell to military members who own residences in other states but are PCS to NC?? if i had a MD license but PCS orders to NC would i be eligible to purchase from you?

 

thanks guys...he is headed back home next week and I think heis going to pick one up there(NY) However, this is great information to know. He will be back down here for the fall semester so he will be able to use it then.

Zack

 

In SC, Wal-Mart has a map showing the states they legally sell long guns to residents of. It sure includes a lot more states than those that share borders. Probably does not include NY, but there is a lot of them.