Gifting a gun

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My daughter is turning 21 in late January. We both live in the same state (AZ). I have a 38 spl J frame I'd like to give her. Do I need to do transfer thru a FFL or can I just give it to her?

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You would have to check your state laws. If I were to do the same thing here, I would transfer through an FFL just to be on the safe side. You definately should google up your state laws.
 
I know in MA I just picked up a form at the police dept, filled it out with both parties info and mailed it certified.
 
Whatever happened to just handing someone a gun? Here ya go!:confused:

If it ever comes up there's a very simple response: Yes, I gave it to her/him. Red tape for everything these days...
 
popgun said:
My daughter is turning 21 in late January. We both live in the same state (AZ). I have a 38 spl J frame I'd like to give her. Do I need to do transfer thru a FFL or can I just give it to her?

thanks
popgun
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No FFL transfer is required under federal law. Unless Arizona has some ridiculous requirement to transfer handguns between private individuals within its borders, and I doubt that it does, go ahead and give it to her. I have my FFL and have run this scenario by ATF to make sure they interpret the regs same as me, and there is no federal restriction on what you want to do. I have gifted several guns to my sons with no problems. Some before, and some after, I bothered to confirm the legalities with ATF...:D
 
Really I guess it depends on if you care to have the gun remain registered to you. I wouldn't care a bit, I plan on giving my brother the Sigma he wants soon.
 
No transfer is needed in AZ. since you are both residents, you can just give it to her with a big hug :D and a Happy Birthday
 
BigRich315 said:
Really I guess it depends on if you care to have the gun remain registered to you. I wouldn't care a bit, I plan on giving my brother the Sigma he wants soon.
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This comment is really a misnomer (no offense meant) . . . we don't have gun registration in the United States (spotty local laws excepted). When you purchase a new weapon there is a record made of the original purchaser, which is different than registration.

We in the United States at the current moment are still a free people with the right to own, trade and sell private property. At the moment firearms are considered private property so short of giving one to someone prohibited by law from owning a firearm (i.e., convicted felon) you are free to do with them as you would any other private property.

I am giving two firearms as gifts this Christmas and have no intention of doing any paperwork . . . the thought that we have gun registration in this country was conjured up by people of the same ilk who teach global warming to our kids and after it's said over and over and over people begin to believe it's so.
 
BigRich315 said:
Whatever happened to just handing someone a gun? Here ya go!:confused:

If it ever comes up there's a very simple response: Yes, I gave it to her/him. Red tape for everything these days...
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Or like my 24 year old son did "Hey dad, remember all those guns you bought over the years that you told mom were for me? Well, I took them! Thanks." :rolleyes:
 
Faulkner said:
We in the United States at the current moment are still a free people with the right to own, trade and sell private property. At the moment firearms are considered private property so short of giving one to someone prohibited by law from owning a firearm (i.e., convicted felon) you are free to do with them as you would any other private property.
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I have bought guns, both long guns and pistols, FTF from others, done FTF trades for others and given a few away to family members. There is only an issue when shipping across state lines, then you must get an FFL involved.

There are many politicians that would like to take away these rights, but for now, in most states, it is still perfectly legal to do for transactions within a state.
 
Faulkner said:
This comment is really a misnomer (no offense meant) . . . we don't have gun registration in the United States (spotty local laws excepted). When you purchase a new weapon there is a record made of the original purchaser, which is different than registration.

We in the United States at the current moment are still a free people with the right to own, trade and sell private property. At the moment firearms are considered private property so short of giving one to someone prohibited by law from owning a firearm (i.e., convicted felon) you are free to do with them as you would any other private property.

I am giving two firearms as gifts this Christmas and have no intention of doing any paperwork . . . the thought that we have gun registration in this country was conjured up by people of the same ilk who teach global warming to our kids and after it's said over and over and over people begin to believe it's so.
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Good answer for folks who live in a state that is sort of covered by the federal Constitution, and AZ is surely one of those states. In MA, things are a little different, and in some states they are even more different. Stay tuned, however. There is at least one significant case coming up before SCOTUS, and MA shows some signs of following the Supreme Court. Probably some of the others don't care.
 
here in va.you could simply hand it to her as both parties are in state...like you,on my sons 21st birthday i gave him my mod.10 snub that i received on my 21st birthday
 
Well, lets see. I have about 25 SW pistols-
I now give them to my son. They're all his. Done deal.
And my double Fox .410 I give to my wife. I'll hang on to my Colts.
 
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I'd do the easiest transfer, such as a letter of transfer that you both keep. Serial, make/model and photo. If she has to shoot someone or has an accidental discharge, YOU can be dragged into the fray if YOU still own the gun.
 
Faulkner said:
This comment is really a misnomer (no offense meant) . . . we don't have gun registration in the United States (spotty local laws excepted). When you purchase a new weapon there is a record made of the original purchaser, which is different than registration.

We in the United States at the current moment are still a free people with the right to own, trade and sell private property. At the moment firearms are considered private property so short of giving one to someone prohibited by law from owning a firearm (i.e., convicted felon) you are free to do with them as you would any other private property.

I am giving two firearms as gifts this Christmas and have no intention of doing any paperwork . . . the thought that we have gun registration in this country was conjured up by people of the same ilk who teach global warming to our kids and after it's said over and over and over people begin to believe it's so.
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Very Nicely Said !!!!!!!
 
You live in the Great State of Arizona, as I have for 50 years (wow, I can hardly believe it!). I also owned a gun shop in Arizona, and am very familiar with the gun laws here. There are no restrictions on private transfers in Arizona (only the federal requirement that both parties be residents of Arizona). In other words, wrap the gun in a well-decorated box and leave it under the tree for her, you need not go through any "official" channels, transfer through an FFL, do any paperwork, etc.

BTW, it has been a long-standing tradition in my family to give guns for Christmas, which started in about 1959 or 1960 when my Mom gave my Dad a Colt Python for Christmas (she put it in a huge heart-shaped See's Candy box, reallly surprised Dad! Back then, NOBODY could find, let alone buy, a Python). Let's see, a few years later, my parents gave me a Weatherby Mk V in .300 Wby Mag for Christmas (yes, that was a good Christmas!), and many others were given between my family members. I suggest you wrap that gun in a candy box, or something similar, to give her a real surprise, neither of you will forget it.

Merry Christmas!
 
BigRich315 said:
Whatever happened to just handing someone a gun? Here ya go!:confused:

If it ever comes up there's a very simple response: Yes, I gave it to her/him. Red tape for everything these days...
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I'm with you! Here's a firearm. God,,, who would even live in a state that makes red tape over gifting a firearm?

FFL for gifting. Give me a break! I'm going to go to Arkansas in the morning to pickup 3 firearms, ammo, parts and literature. No paper work. And free to boot!
 
scotsbrae said:
I'd do the easiest transfer, such as a letter of transfer that you both keep. Serial, make/model and photo. If she has to shoot someone or has an accidental discharge, YOU can be dragged into the fray if YOU still own the gun.
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I have always done this for both parties protection........
 
blastfact said:
I'm with you! Here's a firearm. God,,, who would even live in a state that makes red tape over gifting a firearm?

FFL for gifting. Give me a break! I'm going to go to Arkansas in the morning to pickup 3 firearms, ammo, parts and literature. No paper work. And free to boot!
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Perfectly reasonable post, but sometimes there are other factors. I actually know a former collector who is moving to NJ. As a generality, it makes even less sense than living in MA. In the specific case, he is probably right.
 
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