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Why "TN resident" in online gun ads?

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LeagueOf1291

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I check the Local Sales Network www.golsn.com frequently, and a lot of people who advertise their guns for sales, even private sales, say the buyer must prove he's a TN resident. Is there some restriction on selling guns to residents of other states?
 
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LeagueOf1291 wrote:
I check the Local Sales Network http://www.golsn.com frequently, and a lot of people who advertise their guns for sales, even private sales, say the buyer must prove he's a TN resident. Is there some restriction on selling guns to residents of other states?
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Federal law bans private transfers between residents of different states - however, last time I read the statute, the buyer is the only person to comitt a crime, and further, only criminally liable if he takes the gun across state lines - see 18 USC 922 for yourself, it;s a little complicated.
 
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ProguninTN

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Of course, an out-of-state buyer could be legal simply by finding an FFL in his/her home state willing to do a transfer.
 
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