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Posted: 8/15/2005 12:48:17 PM EDT
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Put it in a lockable firearm case, like a smaller Pelican case type, declare it at the counter of the airline and have it put with the checked baggage. I take firearms with me all the time when I fly and have had no problems yet.
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Posted: 8/15/2005 3:46:17 PM EDT
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Since you are crossing state lines it needs to go through a dealer to remain legal.
B. UNLICENSED PERSONS (B1) To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA? [Back] A person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his or her state, if the buyer is not prohibited by law from receiving or possessing a firearm, or to a licensee in any state. A firearm other than a curio or relic may not be transferred interstate to a licensed collector. [18 U. S. C 922( a)( 3) and (5), 922( b)( 3), 27 CFR 178.29] (B2) From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA? [Back] A person may only buy a firearm within the person's own state, except that he or she may buy a rifle or shotgun, in person, at a licensee's premises in any state, provided the sale complies with state laws applicable in the state of sale and the state where the purchaser resides. [18 U. S. C 922( a)( 3) and (5), 922( b)( 3), 27 CFR 178.29] (B3) May an unlicensed person obtain a firearm from an out-of-state source if the person arranges to obtain the firearm through a licensed dealer in the purchaser's own state? [Back] A person not licensed under the GCA and not prohibited from acquiring firearms may purchase a firearm from an out-of-state source and obtain the firearm if an arrangement is made with a licensed dealer in the purchaser's state of residence for the purchaser to obtain the firearm from the dealer. [18 U. S. C 922( a)( 3) and (5), 922( b)( 3), 27 CFR 178.29] |
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Posted: 8/16/2005 12:31:07 AM EDT
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That all deals with selling of a firearm. What is the law pertaining to giving the firearm as a gift to a close family member? I think the transfer of a firearm to a family member should be legal without going through a FFL as long as the receiving family member is not prohibited by any state or federal laws from owning such a firearm. Sure, it is going across state lines but it is not being sold to an unknown person, it is not being sold at all, it is being given as a gift to a close family member.
My dad lives in another state and gives me rifles and pistols all the time. Last deer hunting season in Michigan he gave me my deceased mothers .30-30. Did he commit a federal crime? No, as a bequest is legal even across state lines. My father is dying of cancer and he has been getting everything in order by giving myself, my brother and sisters what he wants them to have. Some of us live in different states. shall not preclude any person who lawfully acquires a firearm by bequest or intestate succession in a State other than his State of residence from transporting the firearm into or receiving it in that State, if it is lawful for such person to purchase or possess such firearm in that State, (B) shall not apply to the transportation or receipt of a firearm obtained in conformity with subsection (b)(3) of this section, and (C) shall not apply to the transportation of any firearm acquired in any State prior to the effective date of this chapter One of my sisters bought me an O/U shotgun. These are gifts of firearms. I could be wrong but in nearly 20 years I have never knowingly come across a person convicted of a federal firearms violation for giving a close family member a firearm as a gift when that person could legally possess that firearm. This is a stupid law. Take it up with you on the plane and pay a dealer to transfer it to him.
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