OldCannon wrote:almostfree wrote:I am an Alaska resident with a Texas CHL back in Texas visiting family. I know that I cannot buy a pistol, but that I can buy a long gun. Would my Texas CHL still exempt me from the NICS requirement on a long gun purchase?
Technically, the answer is "yes."
Since you're transferring in the state for which the CHL was issued, the federal law _allows_ the waiver of the background check. However, the key word there is "allow."
Bottom line is that you can purchase a long gun here and ship it back to yourself in Alaska. Whether an FFL will will accept the CHL to avoid a background check is up to them. I'm guessing that most won't, because the guidance is buried pretty deeply in US Code 27 CFR 478.
I have seen instances where even a Texas resident with a CHL had a NICS check ran because the store employee didn't understand they could legally bypass it.