Theohazard
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The details can be confusing, but it's actually pretty simple in a broad sense:Blindstitch said:Holy wow is this confusing.
Example A: Do you currently live in state X? If so, you're a resident of state X.
Example B: Do you live in state X but you're on a short-term vacation in state Y or just passing through state Y? Then you're a resident of state X.
Example C: Do you primarily live in state X but you're temporarily living in state Y? Then you're a resident of state Y while you're physically living in state Y, and you're a resident of state X when you're physically living in state X.
Basically it breaks down to this: Where are you currently living at this moment? Of course, complicated situations like you outlined in the first paragraph of post #54 are probably best left to lawyers, but most situations are fairly straightforward, like the OP's situation.
For the purpose of buying a firearm per federal law, you were a resident of Wisconsin the moment you set foot in the state.Blindstitch said:On another note Wisconsin wouldn't let me be a resident for 3 years even though I had a lease for a place, work Id's, resided there 7 days a week. It wasn't till I walked into the DMV with my federal tax documents that they said we SHOULD accept these to prove residency. Then someone finally pushed it through. At the time I was maintaining a mailbox in Michigan because they wouldn't let me in the first 6 trips to the DMV over 3 years.
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