MrJones79

Thx for the replies. Bummer I have to sit through the course but oh well I suppose. EssOne - Good point haha, guilty on the northern lingo. I am moving from Boston area to Brentwood (at least to start).

Hi all Moving from MA to TN next month. I see TN honors my MA license but a safety course is required for my TN license when I apply. Is this course needed for ALL new applicants regardless of previous out If state licensure, including safety classes I have already taken in the past? Thanks for the help.

Thanks for all the responses guys. It's really appreciated. I can't express how much I want to leave this forsaken state. Our equivalent of this website up north is Northeastshooters.com, and a lot of people list their location as "the People's Republic of MA" (a joke/play on words in reference to North Korea). It's a great forum with a lot of good guys/gals on it, and I go by the same screen name on there, so if anyone visits up here and needs some info, that's the place to go. We do our best up here to fight the good fight, but only so much we can do. Time to leave for me and the family.    As far as the residency/long gun purchases in TN, I guess I'll give a shop or two a call and see what they say. The only gun I really want to replace quickly is my MR556. It's by far my favorite piece of equipment, and no sense in keeping my state compliant version or spending the money to undo the mods. I'm pretty sure I can fetch around $3k for it up here, and I see Bud's has them for $2700 down there. If anyone knows a shop with a better price on them let me know.

Once I move down, would purchasing a new long gun be possible before I get a TN ID, or do I have to wait? I have an HK MR556 that has been put into "compliant" form for state law. Instead of spending money on gunsmithing to get the comp unpinned/welded and stock unpinned, I was contemplating just selling it up here and buying a new one down there. As a matter of fact I'm not sure I could even get the stock unpinned. The set screw on underside of HK stock has red loctite on it in addition to a blind roll pin.

Nice to hear that you made the move. I am definitely looking forward to cost of living down there, and the home prices.    I also will take your advice as on the trigger work. I do have some firearms that would benefit from that (10lb M&P triggers off the top of my head). Also, I could finally undo the mods on my AR's for compliance to make the normal again.    Looking forward to coming down and contributing to this forum and the firearms community in general. 

Good lord, you're not joking on the humidity - it's the worst I've ever experienced. We get hot/humid streaks in New England, but it's not even on the same planet as compared to down there. On the plus side, I'll gladly trade the monstrous amount of snow for some heat.

Thanks for reply. Didn't realize I could just ship them to myself; that may be the easiest and safest option.   And don't worry, I'll gladly leave any liberalism in MA. I'm a conservative, so I'm a fish out of water up here to say the least. Boston is a great city, but it's just not someplace I can live anymore. Between the liberal point of view and sky high cost of living, we need to get out of here.   First thing I plan on doing is stopping at the first gun shop I see in TN and buying some 30rd PMags. Being in MA, I've never been able to buy them with our laws. As a matter of fact, I've never even seen or held one. Ever. Sit back and take that in for a minute...could you guys ever imagine that down there!?

Hi all,   This is my first post and visit to this site, so please excuse me if I am in the wrong topic area.   I currently live in the horrible state of Massachusetts (Boston area), but there is a fairly decent chance that my wife and I will be relocating to Nashville this fall. We have family in TN and KY, so we are trying our best to make this happen even though it will be a stress fest getting it all put together.   My question is in regards to how in the hell to get my firearms down to TN should I move. I know about FOPA law, but I also know states like NY and NJ don't typically give a damn and have arrested people in the past for trying to move firearms through the state, even when clearly in compliance with FOPA. I believe TN honors my MA LTC (license to carry), so I think I'm all set with possession once I cross state line, though I if I understand correctly, I'd need a license in TN to actually conceal carry(?).    At any rate, just looking for suggestions on how to get them down there safely, legally and in one piece. I could ship I suppose, but not sure if law allows private citizen to private citizen interstate, even though it's no a sale or transfer. I do have family in both Nashville and Louisville, so if I could some how legally get the stuff down there, I could just pick it up on the way (Louisville) or when I get to Nashville.   Thanks for any advice, and I realize you guys aren't firearms lawyers, so don't worry, I know this is all just general advice/opinion.