My intern is wanting to buy a rifle. He said the folks at the pawn shop said they couldn't sell him one because he has a Michigan DL (goes to school in Georgia). That sounds like some kind of Commiefornia BS. Can he really not purchase a rifle in Texas from a FFL?

I believe he can buy a long gun in any state, as long as the ownership right isn't prohibited in his home state. Worst case they could sell it to him and arrange delivery to a licensed dealer in his home state that he could then get it from.

Above poster is correct as far as I understand it and Ive purchased a rifle out of state. That being said it was from cabelas and I believe they had to call the ft worth store to confirm. I say that b/c I could understand a pawn shop not wanting to deal with the risk of making a mistake and losing a very important part of their business, FFL.

From the ATF website, it looks he can't purchase any gun from a private individual here, but he could borrow one.

[This message has been edited by MEAg09 (edited 3/11/2012 12:54a).]

Review the following: http://www.championfirearms.com/How-To-Buy-A-Firearm-s/264.htm.

It appears,if your guy is in TX, he is good to go. He meets TX requirements to buy a long arm MI does restrict handguns but not a rifle. This from a FFL dealer. Private sales? Another matter.

If he has a valid DL he may purchase a long gun but not a handgun. Only Texas residents may purchase a handgun in Texas.

-Aaron

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Are long gun sales restricted to residents of bordering states, or can a resident of any state buy a long gun in another state?

The ATF website says it is illegal for a private individual to sell a firearm to a person from another state. What are the laws regarding giving someone a firearm?

Can I buy a handgun with a temporary, paper Texas DL?

From the ATF site:

Contiguous States. The “contiguous state” provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA), as enacted in 1968, allowed nonlicensed purchasers to acquire long guns from Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) located in a State contiguous to the State in which the purchaser resided if (1) the purchaser’s State of residence permitted such sale and (2) the sale fully complied with the legal conditions of sale in both such contiguous states.

This provision of the GCA was amended in 1986 to allow FFLs to sell or dispose of long guns to residents of any other state (not just contiguous states) provided — (1) the transferee meets in person with the FFL to accomplish the transfer; and (2) the sale, delivery and receipt fully comply with the legal conditions of sale in the buyer’s and seller’s States.

A number of States patterned their laws after the original provision of the GCA that allows nonresidents to purchase long guns from FFLs only in contiguous states. Many of those States have not revised their laws to reflect the 1986 amendments to the GCA that allow over-the-counter sales of long guns to residents of any State, as outlined above. This has caused confusion among FFLs, who often read such “contiguous state” State laws as prohibiting sales to residents of noncontiguous states.

ATF does not read State laws that refer to “contiguous states” as prohibiting sales of long guns to residents of noncontiguous states unless the language contained in that State’s law expressly prohibits residents from acquiring firearms outside that State. Thus, if the language in the State laws authorizes sales of long guns to residents of contiguous states, that State law also authorizes the sale of long guns to residents of all other states.

I guess the answer to my question is, it depends on the state. Confusing.