On 6/30/2018 6:19 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:02:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 6/30/2018 3:44 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:36:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The laws governing the purchase of a shotgun in Florida are stricter
than those in Maryland.

I bought a shotgun in Florida back when we wintered down there after
we found a 4-5 foot rattlesnake coiled up at our front door one day.

Like Maryland, they did a quick telephone background check, rang me up
but I had to wait several days to pick it up and take it home.

Maryland lets you take it home the same day after the quick phone
background check.

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Are you sure about that? I've never had to wait for anything other
than the background check and that only takes a few minutes, if that.
Filling out the form takes longer.



I am sure. It was back in 2003 though, so perhaps the rules have
changed. They did the instant (phone) background check, I paid for the
the shotgun but the store had to hold it for something like 5 days
before I could pick it up. Bought it at a WalMart of all places.
Winchester 20 gauge.

It could also have been because I was not
a permanent Florida resident. Don't know. I never had a Florida
driver's license. Florida was kinda strange. I bought and registered
a pickup truck down there with Florida tags but I didn't need a
Florida driver's license to do it.

I still have the shotgun. Never been fired. But now I have a minor problem.

Because I bought it in Florida (well before I had a LTC permit
in Massachusetts) it is technically illegal for me to have it up here.
I didn't know all the rules and laws back then and it may be difficult
for me to legally transfer or sell it. This state has no record that I
have it.

I am sure if I just turned it over to the town police (which is probably
what I'll do when the time comes) they will just take it with no
questions asked.



Why not just register it? The way I read this, it's permissable:

"Although registration is not specifically required by law, transfers of firearm ownership are
required to be recorded with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
(EOPSS): by the seller if in state, or by the buyer if out of state. The Massachusetts EOPSS also
provides the option to register a firearm, although, other than obtaining a firearm from out of
state (a transfer of ownership), this is not required by law."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Massachusetts



Thanks. I'll look into this.

I asked the owner of the gun shop where I have purchased my other guns
here in MA. He's an FFL and he didn't know what I should do. He said
he couldn't buy it from me even if I almost gave it away. No records
of how I obtained it, he said.