Gun Transfers

[wildenout]

Ok, I am a bit confused about all of this. If you buy a gun, then decide maybe years later to give it to a relative do you need paperwork, or to do a transfer? How about a friend? Does it just depend on what state your in? How about if it's not years later? It seems like if you don't need paperwork for families, straw buys would be abounding.

 

[Kanewpadle]

All depends on state law.

 

[Arik]

State law.

In Pa you can give a long gun to anyone from Pa but not a handgun. That needs a ffl transfer. You can give a handgun or long gun to reletives but only up and down your direct line. Grandfather, father, son. You can't go to uncle or cousin. Husband and wife is ok too. Anything NFA has its own rules

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[cussedemgun]

You know your family & friends

Ok, How about if it's not years later? It seems like if you don't need paperwork for families, straw buys would be abounding.

If they shouldn't have a gun, don't provide it!

If you think they are apt to get in trouble just possessing a firearm, odds are you will be in trouble for providing that gun.

 

[SW_shooter]

Google it, there are a bunch of results

 

[wildenout]

Too many results, kind of laughable if you ask me. Not planning on doing any exchanging really, just had an interesting conversation with a friend and pretty sure he broke the law ha.

 

[coltle6920]

A section of Colorado's recent law (HB13-1229) states that one exception to the requirement of an FFL would be the following...

(b) A TRANSFER THAT IS A BONA FIDE GIFT OR LOAN BETWEEN
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, WHICH ARE LIMITED TO SPOUSES, PARENTS,
CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, GRANDPARENTS, GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS,
FIRST COUSINS, AUNTS, AND UNCLES;

It doesn't even mention "sold" to any of the people mentioned above.I've stopped trying to figure things out!