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In order for the bequest provision to apply, the owner of the firearm must have died. In this case, it was specifically stated that the grandfather in CT "gave" the firearm to his son in MA. There is no possible way this can be construed to fall within the bequest provisions of Federal law.bitttorrent said:Some states have a clause that if say A has passed, B could act as the estate holder and transfer to B, then to C.
There is more leniancy in family estate it looks to me. Especially if it has neve been registered.
Dogtown Tom is correct. The original owner was in Connecticut. The person to whom he gave it is in Massachusetts. The "gifting" part is allowed by law, but the gift nonetheless involves an interstate transfer. I am quite certain that neither CT nor MA allows face-to-face transfers without paperwork, nor does Federal law. Under Federal law, the recipient must take possession by transfer through an FFL in his (or her) state of residence.FrankenMauser said:dogtown tom said:A & B both committed a federal crime by illegally transferring a firearm. The age of A & B is immaterial.....they violated a law that has been on the books since 1968.
They will compound this "error" by involving C. So far C is the only one with a lick of sense.
Consult a hypothetical attorney.
Wrong. Consult your own attorney.
Gifting of firearms is legal under Federal regulations. ...And it doesn't matter how many times it changes owners. (Some restrictions may apply, but not in this scenario.)
Individual State laws may differ.
No, it was not legal because the giver was a resident of CT and the recipient was a resident of MA. The gift was an interstate transfer and, as such, was subject to Federal law.Wag said:Original transfer was done in CT. This is perfectly legal.