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Buying a handgun/wrong address on your license

Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:17 am
Posted by lsufan9193969700
Madisonville
Member since Sep 2003
55910 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:17 am
Is this a problem? I have not bought a gun since 08, so I don't remember much about the paperwork process.

The address on my license is old as dirt. I tried to change it a year ago at an express DMV, but the bastards wanted 2 pieces of mail or something...I had nothing...lol


If I write down an old address, will I get into trouble?

I will hang up and listen. Thanks!
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
178792 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:18 am to
you better fill out paperwork with address on license but yes it is a problem.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:19 am to
quote:

The address on my license is old as dirt. I tried to change it a year ago at an express DMV, but the bastards wanted 2 pieces of mail or something...I had nothing.


Do you live in a van down by the river?

Getting a DL address changed is about the easiest government transaction there is.

This one is on you.
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 9:20 am
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
39969 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:20 am to
wasn't a problem for me in Mississippi. I told the FFL when I got there that I had a new address and my license wasn't up to date, he still transferred me the firearm

call the DMV and ask them what you need to bring in. Usually when you're changing addresses within the state they just require one utility bill or pay stub. If you've moved from out of state, at least in Mississippi, they require a fricking DNA sample and 28 different documents with your name and address
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 9:24 am
Posted by PaperPaintball92
Fly Navy
Member since Aug 2010
5330 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:20 am to
Do not lie about anything on any paperwork when purchasing a gun.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
87440 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:20 am to
Just changw the damn address on your driver's license
Posted by dfintlyHmmrd
Jigga City
Member since Dec 2016
1408 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:21 am to
I have never had an issue with it in LA
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
178792 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:21 am to
quote:

I have never had an issue with it in LA


bullshite. they verify. i ran into this very issue one time.
Posted by LSUpetro
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2007
532 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:22 am to
Just put your current address.

i had same situation in Louisiana... its not a big deal.

Address on license doesnt matter
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 9:23 am
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
24204 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:22 am to
quote:

If I write down an old address, will I get into trouble


The form 4473 asks for current address. If you lie you have committed a crime. It's up to you if you want to chance it.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72036 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:24 am to
I believe lying on the paperwork is a felony. I imagine the form address differing from your id will get you delayed but should prevent you from buying it.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:25 am to
quote:

The address on my license is old as dirt. I tried to change it a year ago at an express DMV, but the bastards wanted 2 pieces of mail or something...I had nothing...lol

So, just go to the express DMV with a power and a water bill and update your address before you go to buy the gun, stupid.

This is OT intelligence unabashedly on display for all to see. Sometimes you people make the Rant look like fricking Mensa.
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 9:26 am
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
178792 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:25 am to
quote:

If you lie you have committed a crime.
and if the FFL does his job correctly, he shouldn't sell the gun to you.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
25781 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:26 am to
Avoid any potential issues and just go back to the express DMV place and change the address on your license. Took me less than 10 minutes to get a new license with the address updated last time I moved.
Posted by Putty
Member since Oct 2003
25911 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:30 am to
quote:

Is this a problem?


It can be, but I've gotten around it with a dealer who knew me. Gave him some utility bills for my current addy.

Alternatively, if you're feeling like a risk-taker, you could fill out the form with the same address that's on your license.
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:32 am to
i just got my registration out of my car showing my current address and they were ok with it
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20115 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:35 am to
quote:

Alternatively, if you're feeling like a risk-taker, you could fill out the form with the same address that's on your license.


That's a bold strategy considering it is a 10 year / $100k fine federal felony to put inaccurate info on a 4473.
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 9:36 am
Posted by Dead End
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
21237 posts
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:59 am to
I was turned down one time because my address wasn't current. You can just say it's current and leave with a gun.
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