Open carry state and CCW supporter. A polite society is an armed socitey. :D

Out of state purchases need to be shipped to your local FFL dealer in your state for pistol purchases. Long gun purchases can be made to states inwhich we share a border with. I.e. a Utah resident may purchase a long gun in Arizona but if that same resident wanted to purchase a pistol the pistol would have to be shipped to an FFL dealer in Utah for the resident to purchase in that state. (but I could be wrong on that its been a few years since I purchased a long gun in another state).

Tubbs,

Smoking Joe is an AZ LEO.

AZ is a great state to own a firearm. Open carry laws are also outstanding!

TS

Solid copy gents. The feedback is much appreciated.
I agree, open carry is wonderfull. MT is an open carry state. I am just getting used to the idea of personal freedoms (i.e. the 2nd ammendment), after having spent a good portion of my life living in the Democratic People's Republic of Massachusettes.
I just found out a soloution to my dilema. A friend of mine is friends with a local gun store owner and he has a Springfield operator in stock and owns a Sig GSR. He is gonna take me to the range tomorrow and put a few rounds through both. If I like the Springfield I can take it home from the range. If I like the Sig he'll get me one at cost (although I think I already put one of his kids through college at this point...).
I found all of htis out earlier today. A most fortuitous turn of events.