kbyrd
02-15-2006, 10:17 AM
I'm hoping someone (an FFL) can explain the handgun purchasing process to me (and others) in a reply. BTW, nothing in this post should construed as me being upset with FFLs/dealers. Navigating these rules are a pain, the ones I have dealt with have been very helpful. I'm also not in as big a hurry as this post might imply, just curious about how the laws are interpreted by FFLs.
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I was told that the 30-day per handgun requirement is not for purchasing but for registration, and that registration is not when I pickup the previous handgun but when it is registered. I think the implication is that this means that I could overlap the 30-day and 10-day periods on a second handgun.
So, here's an example:
- I buy handgun A. I go to the store provide my HSC, info, do the safe handling test, pay for it, etc. The dealer holds onto it and gives me a time to come back, 10 24-hour periods later. Let's call this day 0.
- 10 24-hour periods later, I return to pickup my handgun. I identify myself, sign some paperwork, and go home with my new handgun. Let's call this day 10.
- 5 days after this, I want to purchase handgun B from a different dealer. I do this via, phone, so I've paid for this handgun. This dealer lets me do this, but I can't register it until "after 30 24-hour periods from the previous registration". Let's call this day 15.
Questions:
- When is the "registration"? Is it when the DROS and safe handling demonstration is done (day 0)? Does this mean I can register handgun B at day 30?
- If I can register handgun B at day 30, that is also more than 10 days after I bought the handgun (I bought it on day 15). On day 30, can I the FFL release the handgun to me? If so, how was the background check completed? I assume there's a background check for each handgun purchase, right?
- What starts the 10-day waiting period clock? Registration or purchase? Does it matter whether I pay for the whole thing or just put down a deposit? If the intent of the 10-days is a cooling off period, it would seem that is served by starting the clock as soon as the dealer and I have begun the transaction (I give him some sort of deposit, he puts a given box aside for me).
- If the clock is started by registration, then there appears to be no practical dvantage to purchasing before the 30-day period has elapsed. If that's the case I wonder what this FFL meant?
Thanks for walking thru this thought exercise with me.
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I was told that the 30-day per handgun requirement is not for purchasing but for registration, and that registration is not when I pickup the previous handgun but when it is registered. I think the implication is that this means that I could overlap the 30-day and 10-day periods on a second handgun.
So, here's an example:
- I buy handgun A. I go to the store provide my HSC, info, do the safe handling test, pay for it, etc. The dealer holds onto it and gives me a time to come back, 10 24-hour periods later. Let's call this day 0.
- 10 24-hour periods later, I return to pickup my handgun. I identify myself, sign some paperwork, and go home with my new handgun. Let's call this day 10.
- 5 days after this, I want to purchase handgun B from a different dealer. I do this via, phone, so I've paid for this handgun. This dealer lets me do this, but I can't register it until "after 30 24-hour periods from the previous registration". Let's call this day 15.
Questions:
- When is the "registration"? Is it when the DROS and safe handling demonstration is done (day 0)? Does this mean I can register handgun B at day 30?
- If I can register handgun B at day 30, that is also more than 10 days after I bought the handgun (I bought it on day 15). On day 30, can I the FFL release the handgun to me? If so, how was the background check completed? I assume there's a background check for each handgun purchase, right?
- What starts the 10-day waiting period clock? Registration or purchase? Does it matter whether I pay for the whole thing or just put down a deposit? If the intent of the 10-days is a cooling off period, it would seem that is served by starting the clock as soon as the dealer and I have begun the transaction (I give him some sort of deposit, he puts a given box aside for me).
- If the clock is started by registration, then there appears to be no practical dvantage to purchasing before the 30-day period has elapsed. If that's the case I wonder what this FFL meant?
Thanks for walking thru this thought exercise with me.