In some states, yes.Thanks, kinda silly you have to pay an FFL for the transfer of a free firearm to blood relatives. Does this need to be done in the event of a death and you are willed firearms too?
So what about within the state? Do we have to do anything to re-register the weapon?
See, it's that part that confused me. I havent picked up my own handgun yet (hopefully this next week), but when I went with the wife to get hers at Midwest, they registered the firearm in her name. If registration isn't required, what's with filing additional info. It's not like the took a bullet casing or anything...(that I know of)
That's the NCIS background check done for ALL new firearm purchases as required by federal law. This applies to ANY firearms purchased by an FFL. BTW they did NOT register the gun in her name. They only ran her name for the sale. In theory the only record of that transaction is the hard copy book at Midwest.
Each state has their own way of dealing with prviate sales of used firearms.
3 Examples I know of personally:
1. Indiana: smile and a handshake if you believe the person is competent and an Indiana resident. This applies to all guns. (MY IONFO IS A FEW YEARS OLD)
2. Michigan: Longuns, no paperwork; handguns transfer paperwork at the police station. (Michigan HAS stopped their "safety inspections" of the guns so the gun doesn't have to be brpought in and "gone over")
3. Massachusetts: ALL prviate sales must be reported (via a form and transfer fee) within 7 days of the transaction for any type of firearm.
If others can correct any errors please help out.
One factor that influences that is if the family member also lived in Indiana, and when you obtained the gun. If there is a period of overlap between the two you can avoid the FFL.
For example, I purchase a S&W in 2002. My daughter leaves to take residency in another state in 2004. In 2010 I decide to gift her the S&W. I draw up a gift receipt, date it 2003, and hand her the gun when she is in town. If anyone asks, I did give it to her when it was perfectly legal to do so, and was merely holding on to her property until she got settled in.
This works best, obviously, when the other state has no registration or FOID type card to worry about.
In similar circumstances, I could not gift her with a gun this way if I came into possession of the gun AFTER she moved out of state. Obvious questions could arise about the logistics of such a gift.
I'm not sure I would have just typed that up to post on the internet.
While I understand what you are saying, I think adding the gift receipt actually complicates things as it had you back dating a document that if it were actually done in 2003 (or at any time she was a resident of IN) no document would have even been required. So why even create such a document.
Cygnus said....3. Massachusetts: ALL prviate sales must be reported (via a form and transfer fee) within 7 days of the transaction for any type of firearm.
I say........ And that is why I won't live in Massachusetts!!!!
In states where you don't have to register, you don't even need to do any paper work to pull this off!One factor that influences that is if the family member also lived in Indiana, and when you obtained the gun. If there is a period of overlap between the two you can avoid the FFL.
For example, I purchase a S&W in 2002. My daughter leaves to take residency in another state in 2004. In 2010 I decide to gift her the S&W. I draw up a gift receipt, date it 2003, and hand her the gun when she is in town. If anyone asks, I did give it to her when it was perfectly legal to do so, and was merely holding on to her property until she got settled in.
This works best, obviously, when the other state has no registration or FOID type card to worry about.
In similar circumstances, I could not gift her with a gun this way if I came into possession of the gun AFTER she moved out of state. Obvious questions could arise about the logistics of such a gift.