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I want to buy a rifle or pistol for my son as a gift. (birthday/Christmas whatever...) He's over 18, and lives in another state. At what point on the clock or calender does this become a gift from father to son and not a ghost purchase? In other words, how long do I need to hold onto this gun before I can legally give it to him? Or does this vary by state?
 
Varies by state. Id call your local sherrif or chief of police and ask. Usually a gifted gun is no big deal when its in the family. Ive givien guns as christmas presents on a couple occasions and the county sherrif said ti was no problem as longas the reciving party wasnt a convicted felon.

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in pa you could hand it to him in the gun store 12 seconds after buying it, pistols too. no paperwork nothing .

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Since he lives in a different state from you, the firearm will have to be transferred through an FFL in his home state.
 
Even if I take the gun to him in the other state in the trunk of my car I still have to transfer it through an FFL?
 
Selling, giving as a gift etc etc ANY firearm to an out of state resident is against the Gun Control Act of 1968 (Federal Law)... the easest way is to ship it to an FFL in the recipients state...
 
Are yous guys sure of that?

Is it a long gun or short? I know the rules on handguns but need to check the ATF page on long ones....
 
Well, he's inheriting a Win. mod.12 from his grandfather and I thought about giving him my S&W 22a1 since he and his son like to shoot it so much. So that's one of each. What if he were to visit me in Wis.and bring them home to Iowa himself? through IL.
 
Isn't there a 30 day residency requirement for voting rights or running for public office and such? Does that mean he could come back here within the 1st. 30 days and pickup the guns and take them to his new home and still be considered a legal resident of Wi.
 
What if he were to visit me in Wis.and bring them home to Iowa himself? through IL.
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That would be illegal. If he is a legal resident of another state, you MUST use an FFL to transfer a handgun.

If he was moving from Wi to IA, he could take HIS OWN firearms with him as part of his personal possessions. Once he is a legal resident of the other state, though, that is no longer a possibility.
 
These are the answers I'm looking for. Not the ones I WANT to hear, but the ones I NEED to hear. Thank you all for the responses. I guess I better google some FFL's in the Davenport area. One more question. Can I bring the guns to a FFL myself and have my son meet me there or do I have to ship them?
 
Here's my answer...and yes I know it does not meet the

letter of the law. When he comes to visit, give him 'his' guns. He then puts them unloaded (per federal law) in the trunk of his car and goes home to Iowa. They are his... I would suggest they have always been his since he was born or at least for the last 10 years...that was the intent in the family to pass these items on to him when he was old enough. There is no way, at least in my mind, that a gun or guns that have been in a family for over a generation should have to be registered for them to be 'handed down'.

Edit: another choice (I don't like as well)... loan him the guns. This is absolutey legal. I just checked the ATF web site.

Personally I like the idea that you gave them to him 10 years ago... We aren't talking about getting around a sale to someone you don't know we are talking about a gift between father and son... I do not honestly believe the intent of out of state transfer laws were ment to impeed this...but then I'm not a lawyer.
 
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Dangerous misinformation

I do not honestly believe the intent of out of state transfer laws were ment [sic] to impeed [sic] this...but then I'm not a lawyer.
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Obviously.

You obviously ignored the CORRECT information already posted; i.e., that your state law is irrelevant.

This is an interstate transfer. Federal law applies. Period. Grasp the concept and stop muddying the waters with ill-informed opinions.

The ostensible purpose of this forum is INFORMATION; not specious drivel about what state law was not "ment to impeed." Save that for your blog on myspace.com. :rolleyes:
 
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