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Posted: 5/19/2010 10:17:15 AM EDT
| I bought a handgun for my mother in law as a mother's day gift. Now, as it has been explained to me, transfers of handguns between family members (parent/child, brother/sister, grandparent/grandchild) do not have to go through an FFL. After talking to several local FFLs, none can give me a straight answer-do In Laws fit in that catagory? I have no problem doing the transfer, just curious now. |
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Quoted: Now, as it has been explained to me, transfers of handguns between family members (parent/child, brother/sister, grandparent/grandchild) do not have to go through an FFL. Incorrect. being a family member has nothing to do with it. Quoted: After talking to several local FFLs, none can give me a straight answer-do In Laws fit in that catagory? I have no problem doing the transfer, just curious now. As bubbles says, if you are both residents of PA and she is not a prohibed person, generally you just give her the gift. Check with PA hometown to see if there is local/state registration or whatever though. |
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Are you and your mom both residents of PA? This. As far as Federal law is concerned it has nothing to do with blood relation. A face to face transfer can only be done by two residents of the same state. If one party lives out of state then you need to go thru an FFL. State law I have no idea ...... |
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Are you and your mom both residents of PA? This. As far as Federal law is concerned it has nothing to do with blood relation. A face to face transfer can only be done by two residents of the same state. If one party lives out of state then you need to go thru an FFL. State law I have no idea ...... However, in PA all handgun transfers other than within-family transfers have to go thru an FFL. Since this specific transfer described by the OP does NOT fit into the within-family transfer as outlined in PA law, the transfer should go thru a dealer. |
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