SCOTUS rules 5/4 - Keep Your Guns

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Originally Posted by August

Since when does one have to buy firearms only in ones home state? I bought a shotgun and a pistol (legally) in Maine while being a resident of Rhode Island though that was 10 years or so ago. Have the laws changed since then?

If you buy a handgun from out of state, Federal Law requires that it be shipped across state lines to a local FFL dealer who does the background checks and actually handles the final transaction to you. Without a local FFL willing and able to handle the transaction, it is illegal for someone to purchase a handgun out of their state and transport it across state lines to get it home.

(P.S. I don't own any long guns, and know that the rules are different for them, so don't know if the above applies)