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Looking to buy a new to me shotgun from an out of state gun dealer. Normally I would give the seller my current FFL gun shop contact info to make all the arrangements to get the gun sent. Gov. Baker has now shut down all MA gun shops as non-essential businesses and who knows when they will open again. Are there any MA PGCA members with a FFL who can handle a transaction for me? Thanks.

What is the year of manufacture for this gun you just bought? 1898 or earlier it can be shipped directly to your address.





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Dean, 1905

Aw Nuts!! :cuss: That' too bad.





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Can we back date it. 1905 is close :)

Are you sure your FFL is not accepting transfers? Closed retail stores does not mean closed for transfers.

Micro Arc welding in Worcester is still open.

They are the former Pullman Arms. Have used them many times

Please tell Alicia that I sent you.

Feel free to PM with any questions and good luck !

More than happy to help in any way !

Am waiting to go see them myself !

I have used a fellow Minuteman Sportsmen’s Club member for transfers, Angelo Troisi, an FFL, gun instructor and officer of the club.

He has no shop, but operates out of his home, vehicle or the club (now closed due to the Wuhan China virus).

His home is in Andover, but it could be an option. You may private message me for his contact info.

You are welcome to use my name, too.

Private FFLs that work out of their homes may not want their phone numbers broadcasted on the internet. Just sayin... from personal experience.

Also he may want to check if they will ship to a private FFL.
I shipped a rifle back in Feb from my FFL to another, and when I was doing the transfer my FFL said they would not ship to a private FFL . I dont know if that is their store policy or what I have never heard of that before .

An FFL is an FFL. Period.

Unless you misunderstood their policy, there is absolutely no legal reason behind them doing that. True, an FFL can make their own rules as to who they want to do business with and not. But....

There is absolutely no way for an FFL to know how or where another FFL operates their business.
The receiving FFL copy is provided to the shipping FFL (or individual shipper), it has an FFL number, the type of license, a premises address and a mailing address on it. The validity of the license is confirmed with the ATF and that is it.
The nature of the business, or the nature of the addresses displayed on the license are in no way conveyed to the other FFL verifying the license.

I think you got something wrong in interpreting what they told you...

What they asked/told me was " Is this a business or a private individuals FFL ? Because we dont ship to individual FFL holders only to businesses with FFLs" .

They did do the transfer for me but they confused me when they asked me that .
Never had a gun shop ask me that before .

Same issues here in Michigan.. Also, All banks in Michigan are now drive thru only and cashiers checks cannot be purchased through the drive thru.

why wont they do a cashiers check through the drive through ?

Bank policy maybe? Not sure. Sign hanging over drive thru says “cashiers checks must be purchased inside the bank”

What about certified checks then ? I got one from the bank this morning from the drive through well technically they are a credit union so maybe their policy is different .

So I am really glad that I live in NH and not Mass. Our Governor deemed gun shops to be essential because home protection is essential. As yes, the land of liberals:)

Gun stores were deemed essential by the US Dept of Homeland Security. You may have read the Maine Governor ordered the Kittery Trading Post closed and the Maine AG threatened to use law enforcement to close it. KTP complied and closed, however when DHS declared gun stores essential Maine reversed course and KTP reopened yesterday but you can only shop in the shooting sports and fishing departments. The US Constitution has been getting a bit walked on during this pandemic and believe we will see many lawsuits in that regard when things return to a more normal state. In the meantime did any of you ever think you would be wearing a mask and carrying a sidearm in public?

But our Governor kept them open. He definitely has our backs as gun owners and has demonstrated that on several veto's on democratic anti gun legislation.

Ohio bank doors are closed also however by making an appointment you can get inside to meet face to face for business that can not be handled by the drive thru. Last week I ordered a cashier's check at the drive thru. No problem here.
However, I regularly bank at this bank.

Wilmurt Good Luck with the transfer!

Jim

Angelo is a great guy. I didn't know he lived in Andover. Does Dean know him?

I don't know him personally but I have heard his name. I think he is a member of the Andover Sportsmen's Club which I was a member of until about 2001 when I discovered Skeet. Andover didn't have a Skeet field so I changed my affiliation to the Danvers Fish & Game Club which has two Skeet fields and two trap ranges. I've about lost touch with any of my friends at Andover Sportsmen's Club except about four years ago when they asked me to come and give a talk and demonstration of SXS guns (Parkers are all I had) and 10 ga. black powder demo and "try a couple of shots" with some excellent loads provided by Frank Cronin... WOW!!





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