Definitely things to think about.For me you might find a $500 gun on line for $50 less but then would have $10 to $20 FFL transfer fee and $20 to $30 shipping and possibly a credit card fee so wouldn't be saving much versus the local Mom and Pop gun store.
So unless it's a gun you can't find locally or a collector gun I usually just buy locally.
What I'm seeing from most of the internet companies is if it's not a store based in Utah, I'm not required to pay sales tax. When I enter my zip code, the sales tax amount comes up as zero.Sales tax on online sales? In 2018 the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Dakota vs Wayfair that online companies had to collect the sales tax due to the State the goods were being shipped to.
There are some exceptions for smaller retailers that is decided by the State.
In my state if an out of state vendor sells less than $100,000 per year of goods shipped to my State they don't have to collect the sales tax.
But since a lot of vendors don't know what their sales will be they go ahead an collect the tax.
So if you buy online you may not have to pay sales tax but it's doubtful. Will depend on your state and the vendor you are buying from.
It's still possible to buy something from some third party on Amazon and they not collect sales tax but most will.
Your right, I've done some homework and I found a place in my home town that only charges a $10 FFL fee and a couple of the online stores are only charging between $7.99 and free shipping. With the gun already being around $50.00 less than at the box stores, it does seem like a better deal to go online.Your correct Ridge , no tax unless it’s in your own state. That’s how a guy can save money , depending on shipping and ffl fees !
I can't see how the FFL dealer could charge me sales tax. When I'm paying in full to the online gun store, including shipping to the dealer. I'm just paying the dealer $10.00 to release the rifle to me. It would be crazy for him to charge sales tax for a rifle he didn't sell me.Not sure what is "legally required" but in Kali the out of state vendor doesn'tcharge sales tax but they have to ship to an ffl, the ffl then charges sales tax based on the cost of the firearm.
That is what I saw last gun I purchased. Now this is a small mom and pop shop so they may not have thorough understanding of the law, but the price was still worth it to me. So that is something to look at.
Bill
Not sure what is "legally required" but in Kali the out of state vendor doesn'tcharge sales tax but they have to ship to an ffl, the ffl then charges sales tax based on the cost of the firearm.
That is what I saw last gun I purchased. Now this is a small mom and pop shop so they may not have thorough understanding of the law, but the price was still worth it to me. So that is something to look at.
Bill