morcey2
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Why is this illegal? Thankfully I live in Utah, which always scores near the bottom of the Brady Bunch's scorecard, but my son asked me this today. I have family that lived in California and had to abide by their draconian gun laws until a short time ago when they moved to a more gun-friendly state. My son asked me why my brother couldn't just buy a gun in Utah and leave it here? (Assume long-guns for the sake of this discussion, although handgun limitations are even worse.) Nothing ever crossed the border into California so none of their state laws were violated, but federal law says that the purchase must be legal by the laws of both states even if the gun never makes to the other state?
I can go to another state and I can buy land. It doesn't make me a resident, but anything that happens on that land must be within the bounds of the laws of the containing state, not the laws of my state of residence.
So, why the restriction on my brother buying the gun and storing it in my gun safe until he comes out to use it? I know I'm expecting a lot by applying logic to gun laws, but just call me weird.
Matt
I can go to another state and I can buy land. It doesn't make me a resident, but anything that happens on that land must be within the bounds of the laws of the containing state, not the laws of my state of residence.
So, why the restriction on my brother buying the gun and storing it in my gun safe until he comes out to use it? I know I'm expecting a lot by applying logic to gun laws, but just call me weird.
Matt