Fygg Nuuton
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I live in Nevada and my father passed away recently. What is the law on transferring his handguns into my name? Is there a time limit on such a thing?
Sorry. This is really, REALLY, REALLY bad advice.Bill DeShivs said:Go get them.
Fygg, if what you wrote here is strictly accurate, then none of the firearms can come to you by virtue of inheritance. But let's be sure we're on the same page.Fygg Nuuton said:My mother was named executor of his will and he left everything to her. She gave them to me.
All that may be true. But without complete and precise information, including accurate answers to the questions I raised in my prior post, it is impossible for even someone fully familiar with Nevada law to properly answer the OP's question.wmeSha said:...I wouldn't necessarily expect that he left objects or monies to anyone but his wife. This is possible of course, but many people set up wills that leave everything to a surviving spouse but divvy things up when there is no surviving spouse. In fact most of the wills in my family have looked precisely like that, on both sides.
I tried to look at it both ways, in order to try to clarify the situation. If the surviving widow (the OP's mother) immediately gave away the guns, it might well be that the deceased father knew his wife hated firearms and thus left those to his son(s) and the wife/executor was simply carrying out the terms of the will by transferring the guns to her son.wmeSha said:I wouldn't necessarily expect that he left objects or monies to anyone but his wife.
He left it all to her, everything is legal: it is all up to her. That being said, two of these pistols are old, they were my grandfathers (Colt Cobra and S&W model 36). These went to my father when my grandfather died, and was understood to be going to me upon his passing.
He lived in Nevada, as do my mother and I. There are no outstanding debts for the estate. As far as I'm aware I just have to go to my local police substation and register them in my name.
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Okay. Then your father's death does not enter into it. Your mother is alive. They are her firearms. She is giving them to you. All that must be considered is what laws apply to direct transfers within the state of Nevada. Unless required by Nevada state law, I don't believe an FFL is required, and if an FFL is not required you do not need to fill out 4473s for any of the transfers.Fygg Nuuton said:He left it all to her, everything is legal: it is all up to her. That being said, two of these pistols are old, they were my grandfathers (Colt Cobra and S&W model 36). These went to my father when my grandfather died, and was understood to be going to me upon his passing.
BATFE FAQ said:Q: To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA?
A person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his State, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. A person may loan or rent a firearm to a resident of any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. A person may sell or transfer a firearm to a licensee in any State. However, 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(d), 27 CFR 478.29 and 478.30]
Q: From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA?
A person may only acquire a firearm within the person’s own State, except that he or she may purchase or otherwise acquire 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. A person may borrow or rent a firearm in any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3) and (5), 922(b)(3), 27 CFR 478.29 and 478.30]
Red herring. This has nothing to do with your father's estate. Any debts owed by the estate are irrelevent to the transfer of the guns from your mother to you. He left the guns to your mother. Your mother is now transferring them to you. These are two completely separate matters.Fygg Nuuton said:He lived in Nevada, as do my mother and I. There are no outstanding debts for the estate. As far as I'm aware I just have to go to my local police substation and register them in my name.