I moved to NH from the UK around 9 months ago when I married my girlfriend who is a US citizen. I am a legal resident alien holding a green card and am in the process of buying a rifle. However, I am encountering a few problems which in the short term don't seem easily solved.
Last weekend I went to my local range for a Smith & Wesson open day and after firing several rifles and pistols I ordered a M&P AR15 MOE from a local firearms dealer and paid a small deposit. Since then it has become apparent that I have to prove residency in NH for the last 90 days and it seems that only a utility bill will suffice. Unfortunately, all the bills are in my wife's name apart from one where we switched to Dish Network a few weeks ago. I have a driver's license, bank statement, pay stubs, medical insurance card, car registration, notarized letter from town clerk, marriage certificate, several letters and documents from the immigration service along with my green card and authorization for employment all of which show evidence of residency stretching back to the start of 2010. This, from what I've been told is insufficient to present to the gun shop in order that I can pick up the rifle when it arrives in the next week. Is there any other way I can show residency that the dealer might accept...? Failing that, I'm going to have to send my wife to the shop to get the gun for me but to be honest, I didn't really want ther to have any dealing with it... she might not be too happy with the price...
Last weekend I went to my local range for a Smith & Wesson open day and after firing several rifles and pistols I ordered a M&P AR15 MOE from a local firearms dealer and paid a small deposit. Since then it has become apparent that I have to prove residency in NH for the last 90 days and it seems that only a utility bill will suffice. Unfortunately, all the bills are in my wife's name apart from one where we switched to Dish Network a few weeks ago. I have a driver's license, bank statement, pay stubs, medical insurance card, car registration, notarized letter from town clerk, marriage certificate, several letters and documents from the immigration service along with my green card and authorization for employment all of which show evidence of residency stretching back to the start of 2010. This, from what I've been told is insufficient to present to the gun shop in order that I can pick up the rifle when it arrives in the next week. Is there any other way I can show residency that the dealer might accept...? Failing that, I'm going to have to send my wife to the shop to get the gun for me but to be honest, I didn't really want ther to have any dealing with it... she might not be too happy with the price...