CONTIGUOUS STATE ENABLING LEGISLATION
Firearms Licensees Under Title 18, United States Code,
Chapter 44 and Others Concerned:
Purpose. The purpose of this circular is to notify firearms licensees that Missouri,
New York and West Virginia have been added to the States which have enacted Contiguous State
Enabling Legislation relevant to Title 18 U. S. C., Chapter 44.
Background. Publication 603 (Revised June 1971) listed 35 states which had laws
specifically permitting contiguous state purchases of firearms by their residents. These
states are:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusettes, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
Additions to State Law, Pub. 603 (Rev. 6-71)
States enacting Contiguous State Legislation since June, 1971.
1. Missouri State Law-Continued
The General Assembly of the State of Missouri in House Bill No. 138, 76th General
Assembly, effective September 28, 1971, enacted the following provision:
Section 2. Residents of the state of Missouri may purchase rifles and shotguns
in a state contiguous to the state of Missouri, provided that such residents conform
to the applicable provisions of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, and regulations
thereunder, as administered by the United States Secretary of the Treasury, and
provided further that such residents conform to the provisions of law applicable
to such purchase in the state of Missouri and in the contiguous state in which the
purchase is made.
2. New York State Law-Continued
New York Consolidated Laws (McKinney's) Penal Laws.
§ 265.40 ********** It shall be lawful for a person or persons residing in this state to
purchase or otherwise obtain a rifle and/or shotgun in a contiguous state, and to receive
or transport such rifle and/or shotgun into this state; provided, however, such person
is otherwise eligible to possess a rifle and/or shotgun under the laws of this state.
3. West Virginia State Law-Continued
West Virginia Code Ann.
Article 7. Dangerous Weapons
§ 61-7-14 Purchase of firearms in contiguous state.
Any resident of this state, including a corporation or other business entity
maintaining a place of business in this state, who may lawfully purchase and
receive delivery of a rifle, shotgun *********** in this state, may purchase
the same in a state contiguous to this state and transport or receive the same
into this state provided the sale meets the lawful requirements of any federal
statute, and is made by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed
dealer or private collector.
![Rex Davis](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928181926im_/http://www.ttb.gov/images/rex_davis.jpg)
Rex D. Davis,
Director
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
Insert this Circular in "Published Ordinances-Firearms", Publication 603 (Rev. 6-71)
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