We all agreed at the end. Nothing to see here.
Why couldn't the OP buy the gun for his MIL. As long as she is a proper person I thought it was legal to buy for someone else. OP and BIL could do the transfer themselves and then gift it to MIL.
I think he already owns the gun in Texas, therefor he must transfer it to be legal.
BIL is from Texas. I assumed the OP (smiledochill) is an Indiana resident. Transfer the gun from BIL to OP to be legal getting it into the state. MIL can stay out of it until she opens the gift.
False. I don't dance. Ever.I thought the 4473 did not have details on the make, model, or serial number of the gun. I thought the 4473 and NICS was to verify that the receiver of a firearm is legal to possess a firearm.
What part of the process "transfers" any specific firearm?
In the absence of registration, how can a specific firearm be "transferred? Somebody please explain what I am missing.
If my MIL wants a gun and asks me for one, she gets it. She isn't going to any FFL to prove what we both already know, that she is a proper person under the law to possess a firearm.
This whole tread is very confusing with people dancing around the real questions.
I thought the 4473 did not have details on the make, model, or serial number of the gun. I thought the 4473 and NICS was to verify that the receiver of a firearm is legal to possess a firearm.
What part of the process "transfers" any specific firearm?
In the absence of registration, how can a specific firearm be "transferred? Somebody please explain what I am missing.
If my MIL wants a gun and asks me for one, she gets it. She isn't going to any FFL to prove what we both already know, that she is a proper person under the law to possess a firearm.
This whole tread is very confusing with people dancing around the real questions.
I thought the 4473 did not have details on the make, model, or serial number of the gun. I thought the 4473 and NICS was to verify that the receiver of a firearm is legal to possess a firearm.
My BIL is here from Texas and has a handgun he is going to give to my MIL as a gift for Christmas. He purchased from FFL dealer in Texas, transported legally with him to IN and plans to give it to her in the next week or so. I know there are situations where gifting a gun is different than a private sale but I don't have the confidence to say whether he is OK or whether he has to do a transfer through a FFL?
What is the verdict?
Why couldn't the OP buy the gun for his MIL. As long as she is a proper person I thought it was legal to buy for someone else. OP and BIL could do the transfer themselves and then gift it to MIL.
So firearms are indeed tracked by make, model, and serial number? So there is in fact, registration?
Actually, I'd be glad to. But they are on the other side of town from Greenwood. But, if I do it, I want Gunner to volunteer an hour of his time at a food bank for opening his mouth to donate someone else's time.
I thought the 4473 did not have details on the make, model, or serial number of the gun. I thought the 4473 and NICS was to verify that the receiver of a firearm is legal to possess a firearm.
What part of the process "transfers" any specific firearm?
In the absence of registration, how can a specific firearm be "transferred? Somebody please explain what I am missing.
If my MIL wants a gun and asks me for one, she gets it. She isn't going to any FFL to prove what we both already know, that she is a proper person under the law to possess a firearm.
This whole tread is very confusing with people dancing around the real questions.
I would go through a FFL just to be on the safe side