Posted: 7/12/2007 2:01:49 PM EDT
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I have seen alot of questions regarding firearms transfers from one idividual to the next and inquiring as to what gun shop, FFL holder, etc. one might have this done legally. Recently I purchased a handgun from a fellow employee. Wanting to make sure the transfer was done right we inquired at the gun shop where he had originally bought the pistol. When I asked how much the shop would charge to do the transfer I was told that he would be glad to do it for us at a rate of $30.00. But that if I wanted to save my money that all was required was a bill of sale from the original buyer and to give him a valid pistol purchase permit and that was all that we needed to do. Didn't want an illegal purchase to effect CCW so I called and spoke to Larry Hyatt and he confirmed the same. Anyone have any experience/knowledge doing this? |
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If you are transferring a pistol, the recipient MUST give you a pistol permit OR display his concealed carry permit. Beware of SBI agents trying to tempt you to do otherwise at gunshows. If it's a rifle or a shotgun, there is no legal requirement, but a bill of sale wouldn't be a bad idea to cover the seller's butt. You can find a neat online bill of sale generator here. The law doesn't specify what you're supposed to do with the permit, but stapling it to the bill of sale would be smart. |
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Since this came up, if you have a permit to buy from the Sheriff, and you buy from a person FTF, w/o the FLL transfer, what do you do with the permit? Basically, if you do buy it from somebody FTF, you get to keep the permit correct? This is new to me, never bought a handgun before. |
Nope, according to the law, the permit has to change hands. |
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I don't know if this is the latest edition, but it's NC gun laws in a nutshell, put out by the Attorney General's Office. It covers some summary info in selling a firearm in North Carolina to a North Carolina resident. It's worth printing and reading as a reference. www.ncdoj.com/DocumentStreamerClient?directory=Publications/&file=ncfirearmslaws2006.pdf |
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14‑402. Sale of certain weapons without permit forbidden. (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in this State to sell, give away, or transfer, or to purchase or receive, at any place within this State from any other place within or without the State any pistol or crossbow unless: (i) a license or permit is first obtained under this Article by the purchaser or receiver from the sheriff of the county in which the purchaser or receiver resides; or (ii) a valid North Carolina concealed handgun permit is held under Article 54B of this Chapter by the purchaser or receiver who must be a resident of the State at the time of the purchase. It is unlawful for any person or persons to receive from any postmaster, postal clerk, employee in the parcel post department, rural mail carrier, express agent or employee, railroad agent or employee within the State of North Carolina any pistol or crossbow without having in his or their possession and without exhibiting at the time of the delivery of the same and to the person delivering the same the permit from the sheriff as provided in G.S. 14‑403. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. There is the law. So if one is obtaining a pistol, blank pistol or crossbow it does not tell you what to do with the permit other than: 1) You have to have it and it has to be valid 2) You have to exhibit it to certain people Nowhere does it say it has to change hands. What happens to the permit is up to you and the other person in the transaction. |