Selling to someone in the military??

[CSHawkeye]

I listed 2 of my guns for sale on arms list and it seems like alot of guys stationed in this area have emailed interest in purchasing both or either one. What is the process in terms of selling to someone in the military who might be from out of state and is stationed in VA??

[rlbellco72]

You might call the VA State Police with this question.

[jdonovan]

What is the process in terms of selling to someone in the military who might be from out of state and is stationed in VA??

They need to prove they are a resident of Virginia. They can do this in 2 ways.

1) show ID with a Virginia address. (same process as any civilian would do)
2) show a copy of their PCS (permanent change of station) orders, showing they are assigned to a duty station in Virginia.

See 27 C.F.R. § 478.11 (2011) (“If an individual is on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces, the individual’s State of residence is the State in which his or her permanent duty station is located.”).

[Gotlabs]

Valid DOD CAC card, DL, and PCS orders stating they are stationed in the state. Personally, I would not make a copy of the PCS orders. Most everyone I know has a resident CWP, so ask for that.

[rlbellco72]

I found this on the VA State Police site;

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms_VFTP.shtm

Military Personnel

Active military personnel permanently stationed in Virginia, including the Pentagon, are treated as Virginia residents for the purchase of a handgun.

Identification and residency are established by the following:

A military photo-identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense and proof that Virginia is the permanent duty station via current military assignment orders is acceptable identification and residency documentation to establish military personnel as residents of Virginia.

If permanently assigned to a mobile unit in Virginia, and the homeport is listed as Virginia; the transaction may be processed as a Virginia resident the same as any other permanent military assignment to Virginia supported by military assignment orders. The individual is treated as a non-Virginia resident if the homeport is listed as any place other than Virginia.

Individuals retired from military service are subject to the same identification and residency requirements as any other person wishing to purchase a firearm; i.e., a primary and secondary form of ID.