Background for long guns?

Thanks guys....my brain must be toast....anyway...thanks for the quick responses...

Originally Posted by 56FordGuy

I believe muzzle loaders can be bought without doing a 4473, but I'm not positive on that.

If it can't be switched to a centerfire, rimfire, shotgun, like some of the new ones can. The KP1 comes to mind. If its a true to the core Muzzle loader (black powder) with out the capability to be "switched" then your good.

Originally Posted by GunTroll

You shouldn't have to pay tax if your purchasing it from out of state. Only if you buy something from a store/retail outlet or whatever that is in the same state as your receiving address. I have bought thousands of items online and have NEVER paid tax for them.

Nope,you're still are required to pay tax on everything,just not to that out of state seller (that'd be taxation w\o representation)

Tennessee Consumer Use Tax Return.

Originally Posted by Muttling

Nope. It's part of the 1994 Brady Bill.

Well, not exactly.
The Gun Control Act of 1968 created the FFL system and the handling of interstate sales by them.

The Brady Bill instituted the individual buyer background checks.

- OS

Originally Posted by strickj

Nope,you're still are required to pay tax on everything,just not to that out of state seller (that'd be taxation w\o representation)

Tennessee Consumer Use Tax Return.

I'll be damned! Shows I'm new here. Learn something new all the time. Seems like a scam to me! F$$$in taxes!

For those auditors out there. I bought "thousands of items" online while NOT living in TN.

Originally Posted by GunTroll

For those auditors out there. I bought "thousands of items" online while NOT living in TN.

you can buy a long gun out of state from a dealer or FTF, no issues at all. I bought a rifle in Huntsville a couple months ago and there was nothing different except I dind't have to pay $10 for the bg

Originally Posted by abailey362

you can buy a long gun out of state from a dealer or FTF, no issues at all. I bought a rifle in Huntsville a couple months ago and there was nothing different except I dind't have to pay $10 for the bg

Congratulations, you just broke a federal law and maybe Alabama law if you did a FTF.

You may buy a long gun from a dealer out of state at their shop, but not a handgun.

You may NOT buy a gun of any type from a resident from another state FTF, whether they come to your home state or vice versa.

All interstate transaction MUST go through a FFL.

All intrastate transaction do not have to go through a FFL. If I buy a gun from Joe Snuffy in Memphis, he may mail it to me as an individual via USPS, UPS, etc.

If I buy a gun from Joe and he lives in Huntsville, AL he must ship it to a receiving FFL here so I may pick it up there after completion of a 4473/BGC.

People these same misinformed questions/responses come up EVERY MONTH!!!!!

Go to the ATF website FAQ section. They answer all of these issues in a clear, simple, and concise manner (which is a rarity in .gov service).

Originally Posted by GunTroll

You shouldn't have to pay tax if your purchasing it from out of state. Only if you buy something from a store/retail outlet or whatever that is in the same state as your receiving address. I have bought thousands of items online and have NEVER paid tax for them.

UPS info....UPS: Shipping Firearms

Read them carefully. It would appear at first that it would be ok to send people firearms but it seems it contradicts certain ATF laws. Even when "gifting" the said firearm. Mind boggling sort of.

Yes you have to pay the tax, at least your supposed too. The only way they will be able to enforce it will be if its a brand new gun coming from a distributor. If an old and rusty coming from ma and pa's gun shop they wont have a clue where you got it, or if it was just a transfer from a friend.