ATF requires I 'maintain a domicile'?

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I understand the OP's dissatisfaction with the situation. On the face, it certainly presents a problem for people with no fixed abode.

However, people are trying to find exceptions or ways around the problem. There doesn't appear to be one.
I could probably use my sister's address since she has a house in my state of residence, but there again I don't live there.
 
I'm now nomadic too. For all intents and purposes I'm living in an 18-wheeler.

...and I plan on upgrading to something that is basically a small RV with a big engine.

I'm out 28 days at a time, with my wife. We're thinking of just ditching the apartment.

Yes...a lot of changes in my life. Among other things I'm now Jim Simpson, I took her last name...
 
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See I held on to my (very nice) apartment also, but it didn't make sense to keep paying rent on a place I rarely visited. I gave notice, paid an early termination fee and dropped it, saving all that money.

If you do that, then you need to use either a friend or family member's address, or something like a UPS store, and also buy a **noterized** "afidavit of residency" from any UPS store or lawyer (very cheep) and bring it with you to your DMV to have the new adress put on your license.

If you use something like a UPS store, take my advice and leave your box # off your drivers licence. The store will still get your mail to you, your address will look more ordinary, and many companies like GEICO cannot accommodate irregular adress formats, resulting in wrong printed adresses and/or lost mail. Just leave the box # off.
 
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The letter to FFLs mentioned in post 20:

https://www.atf.gov/file/60941/download

describes how to get a variance from the ATF for people who legitimately don't have a conventional address and are using a PO Box (or in the OP's case a UPS box) as a legal address.

So, for the third and final time, I'm going to suggest that the OP contact ATF and start the procedure.

Note to the OP: If you do get a variance, it's not going to do you any good unless the dealer is in the same state as your legal address. You can't currently buy a handgun in another state in any case.
 
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