Can I purchase a gun?

[homerc713]

Hello, i have been living in Texas now for 4 years with an alien work permit. I have the work permit, ssn card, and tx drivers license. Would i be able to go into an ffl and pass the background check to purchase a gun?

Thank You and God Bless

 

[matefrio]

ATF Online - Firearms - Frequently Asked Questions - Unlicensed Persons

Q: May aliens legally in the United States buy firearms?

An alien legally in the U.S. may acquire firearms if he has a State of residence. An alien has a State of residence only if he is residing in that State and has resided in a State continuously for at least 90 days prior to the purchase.

An alien acquiring firearms from a licensee is required to prove both his identity, by presenting a government-issued photo identification, and his residency with substantiating documentation showing that he has resided in the State continuously for the 90-day period prior to the purchase.

Examples of qualifying documentation to prove residency include: utility bills, lease agreements, credit card statements, and pay stubs from the purchaser’s place of employment, if such documents include residential addresses.See also Item 5, “Sales to Aliens in the United States,” in the General Information section of this publication.[18 U.S.C. 921, 922(b)(3), (d) and (g), 27 CFR 478.11 and 478.99(a)]

 

[TXARGUY]

Good lord Matefrio you are quick!

OP, there's your answer.

 

[matefrio]

Good lord Matefrio you are quick!

OP, there's your answer.

 

[Bithabus]

There is no longer a 90 day residency requirement for resident aliens

 

[matefrio]

There is no longer a 90 day residency requirement for resident aliens

 

[Glockster69]

There is no longer a 90 day residency requirement for resident aliens

No minimum timeframe requirement at all?
If not, do you know why it was dropped?

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Man hong kong phooey you guys are good

 

[Southpaw]

No minimum timeframe requirement at all?
If not, do you know why it was dropped?

https://www.federalregister.gov/art...ments-for-aliens-acquiring-firearms-2011r-23p

The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) by removing the 90-day State residency requirement for aliens lawfully present in the United States to purchase or acquire a firearm. The Department has determined that the Gun Control Act does not permit ATF to impose a regulatory requirement that aliens lawfully present in the United States are subject to a 90-day State residency requirement when such a requirement is not applicable to U.S. citizens. In addition, upon the effective date of this interim final rule the provisions of ATF Ruling 2004-1 will become obsolete.

 

[Glockster69]

Thank you sir, however I don't necessarily agree with that ruling. Since there is a difference between a legal citizen and legal alien, they don't have to be treated equal.

 

[Southpaw]

Thank you sir, however I don't necessarily agree with that ruling. Since there is a difference between a legal citizen and legal alien, they don't have to be treated equal.

Me either.. honestly didn't realize they changed it till today.

 

[Whiskey_Rocka_Rolla]

Thank you sir, however I don't necessarily agree with that ruling. Since there is a difference between a legal citizen and legal alien, they don't have to be treated equal.

I'm kinda on the fence about that.

 

[Younggun]

Thank you sir, however I don't necessarily agree with that ruling. Since there is a difference between a legal citizen and legal alien, they don't have to be treated equal.

They shut down F&F so they needed another way to help get guns smuggled across the border so they can prove guns are getting smuggled across the border so they can use it to put restriction on gun ownership by law abiding American citizens who had nothing to do with guns getting smuggled across the border.

Least that's my take on it.

Anybody interested in a tin foil group buy.


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[Acera]

One more step in giving every soul inside these borders the exact same rights and privileges, legal or otherwise. Dems are trying to make it so nothing is special about being a US citizen, everyone just a citizen of the world.......................

Anybody interested in a tin foil group buy.

Yeah I am, but only if you can find actual tin foil and not the cheap aluminum crap they sell these days.