I am considering getting my C&R but I have a few questions.
Lets pretend, I already have my C&R and my friend comes across this great SKS on a website that was made in lets say 1943. Which would mean I could have this gun shipped to my door. So my friend gives me the money for the gun, I order it and have it shipped to my door, when it comes in I then give the gun to my friend to paid for it. Am I still legal? granted he is a "proper person" for gun ownership etc. It seems to me, that as long as its not with the intent on making a business out of it, I should be fine.
im basing these assumptions off of the FAQ section of the atf site.
Lets pretend, I already have my C&R and my friend comes across this great SKS on a website that was made in lets say 1943. Which would mean I could have this gun shipped to my door. So my friend gives me the money for the gun, I order it and have it shipped to my door, when it comes in I then give the gun to my friend to paid for it. Am I still legal? granted he is a "proper person" for gun ownership etc. It seems to me, that as long as its not with the intent on making a business out of it, I should be fine.
im basing these assumptions off of the FAQ section of the atf site.
Q: Does a license as a collector of curio or relic firearms authorize the collector to engage in the business of dealing in curios or relics?
No. A collector’s license only enables the collector to transport, ship, receive, and acquire curios and relics in interstate or foreign commerce, and to make disposition of curios and relics in interstate or foreign commerce, to any other licensee, for the period stated on the license. A collector’s license does not authorize the collector to engage in a business required to be licensed under the Act. Therefore, if the acquisitions and dispositions of curios and relics by a collector brings the collector within the definition of a manufacturer, importer, or dealer, he shall qualify as such. A dealer’s license must be obtained to engage in the business of dealing in any firearms, including curios or relics.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a) and 923(a)(1), 27 CFR 478.41(c)(d)]
Q: What does “engaged in the business” mean?
The term “engaged in the business,” as applicable to a firearms dealer, is defined as a person who devotes time, attention, and labor to dealing in firearms as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit through the repetitive purchase and resale of firearms, but such term shall not include a person who makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or who sells all or part of his personal collection of firearms