I usually carry a glock 26, that I bought from a dealer, so it is registered in my name.

However, I have have a friend who is selling a handgun that I want, and it would be a Face-to-Face deal, no dealer, so my name would not be registered with the gun.  (This is within my same state, where FTF transfers are perfectly legal)

Question is:  If I CCW the gun (with a permit of course), and got in to a situation where I had to use it, could you get into any trouble b/c the handgun is not registered to my name?  Do the police/DA do a look up on the firearm in a self defense situation if you aren't violating any laws?    

Depends on your local laws. Here in KY there is no such thing as a registered gun...

We gotta know what state you're in, mate.

Sorry, I'm in South Carolina.  

SC is a gun friendly state, I beleive they don't register guns there....

I'd check in the SC hometown forum, but most states have no registered guns (except for NFA).

there is no registration in SC. your local FFL keeps a copy of the 4473 and IIRC a seperate form gets sent to SLED if you buy more then one pistol at once.

Thanks for all the input guys. I appreciate it.