Quote Originally Posted by justashooter in pa View Post
the OP could buy a rifle in PA with his MN liscense if MN is still his declared state of residence and the gun is not prohibited in MN. Military people can do this by choosing either location of deployment or home state upon enlistment as place of residence. my son is in sub service and stationed in CT, but still declares his PA residence. the OP can then leave it with his parents if he wants to. taking it to CA would involve CA specific law, which few here are versed on. try asking about this on the Calguns forum.
This is true for things such as income taxes, vehicle/drivers licensing, discharge benefits, etc but has no bearing on the Federal firearm laws and its definition of state of residence (see above post).