Quote Originally Posted by HoustonRaven View Post
That's correct. If you buy a gun online, you have to find a dealer in your area with a Federal Firearms License ("FFL") to which the weapon can be sent. Once you make the online purchase, the seller will ship to that dealer only upon verification of their FFL. When you your weapon arrives, you have to produce ID proving the gun can then be handed off to you. Most FFL dealers will charge you a fee on top of whatever you purchased for the firearm.
I was wondering if the media is perpetuating a falsehood by saying there is a loophole with online purchases, which they are, UNLESS, there are any states where you don't have to produce a permit for the gun you are buying.

Here in NC, the only gun I know you have to produce a permit for is a handgun, whether you buy it online and then pick it up form the dealer or buy directly from the dealer. I would imagine that's the case for every state.