guns as gifts?

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I have a stepfather who is a pretty amazing guy, he recently bought a house on a good piece of land. the other night he was casually drinking, like most nights and was expressing his lust for a fun all-around AR15, that he admitted he would probably never use, but he still just WANTS it. he asked me about building one for him and prices blah blah blah. I was thinking of gifting him a complete lower so we can start his build from there. since he is my STEPfather, married to my immediate mother, I do not share a last name with this guy, would it be illegal to buy a lower with intent to give to him? what if I just gave him a lower that ihave already owned for some time? I am pretty sure this would be okay, just wanted to hear thoughts and maybe even facts.

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I'm of no use to you for GA state laws, I know in the states I have worked in here on the west coast that would be perfectly fine- basically the federal law is that you may purchase a gun as a gift as long as you have no reason to believe the recipient could not legally purchase that firearm for themselves. Private transfers of your own guns are basically the same guidelines. As long as your state doesn't have any additional restrictions on federal law, you'd be fine.

If you're unsure and he likes a project, you could also get him an 80% lower, no transfer paperwork necessary :)
 
It is my understanding that you can gift anyone a firearm as long as they are legally able to own one. Here in Nebraska, it is my understanding that a private transfer/sale must be handled like in a retail store, as in, you must have a firearm permit or concealed handgun permit.

In any event if you have specific questions concerning your state it would be best to contact the ATF and ask.
 
yes, transfers are unregulated here, but I didn't know if knowingly buying a firearm for the sole purpose of giving to someone would be a straw purchase or not.
 
yes, transfers are unregulated here, but I didn't know if knowingly buying a firearm for the sole purpose of giving to someone would be a straw purchase or not.
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A bonafide gift is specifically excluded from the straw purchase section of fed law as recently reaffirmed in the Abramski supreme court decision (Abramski lost in the Supreme court because the gun he bought wasn't a true gift but was purchased using funds supplied by the ultimate owner).
 
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