At what age can you legally give your daughter a gun?

[wolfman]

Originally Posted by melensdad

I understand that if I give my daughter a gun prior to her 18th birthday that I am legally obligated to keep it under my supervision and control.

But my question is can I give legally gift a gun to a child under 18 years of age and have her be the legal owner of that gun, even if she is not legally allowed to operate it without adult supervision?


FOLLOW UP QUESTION: Is there any difference between legally gifting a gun to a minor if the gun is a handgun or a rifle?

In a state that requires registration, this question could be more difficult to answer, but in Indiana, it really is a moot point.

For example, I have 2 girls, neither of which live at home, so it's just me and the wife, and in my safe, there are mmmmm some guns that I have acquired through trades and other sorts of ftf transactions. If someone were to ask "Who is the legal owner of each one of those guns?", there is no correct answer, because there is no paperwork indicating ownership, other than what the last FFL holder to have "official contact" with them has. It really wouldn't matter if there was a minor involved, because;

Originally Posted by kludge

ooops... how could I forget this one? goes right to the crux of the OP's question.

IC 35-47-2-7
Prohibited sales or transfers of ownership
Sec. 7. (a) Except an individual acting within a parent-minor child or guardian-minor protected person relationship or any other individual who is also acting in compliance with IC 35-47-10, a person may not sell, give, or in any other manner transfer the ownership or possession of a handgun or assault weapon (as defined in IC 35-50-2-11) to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.

and I could just "name" wife as owner of A&B, daughter 1 as owner of C&D, daughter 2 as owner of E&F, and I own the rest.

For items you acquired directly from an FFL holder, as a parent, in Indiana, you could give it to them the same way you would give them a gift for their birthday or Christmas, by just saying "Here, this is for you". As far as I am aware, just saying "This is Yours" in front of a wittness, pretty much covers the legal transfer when gifting something, but if you wanted to, you could put something in writing. You could even word it something like, "I xxxx here by transfer ownership of xxx gun, to xxxx, once he/she attains the age of 18".