selling firearm to Illinois resident?

[Eric70]

Best thing to do is get him out of that state!!

 

[E'villeGunner]

You cannot sell a weapon to a resident of another state unless you have an FFL.

Most Indiana FFLs will not sell to an Illinois resident because if they do not precisely follow Illinois state and local laws their license and freedom is at jeopardy.

IF you are going to effect a transfer mail it to an Illinois FFL.

If for some reason your friend cannot take delivery of the weapon, the FFL make keep and sell it without any compensation back to you.

If it were me I would explain to my friend that I can't do the deal. Too many bad things happen mixing guns, Illinois, and Chicago in the same drink.

I have someone who is interested in buying a handgun from me who lives in Illinois. From what I've read in this thread is that the handgun needs to be delivered to a FFL dealer who resides in IL. and that person pass NICS and whatever other IL laws that are in place before that person can take possesion of that handgun. But I could still sell it to him. The handgun just has to transfer through a IL FFL dealer. Right?

Would my selling this handgun and taking delivery of payment before the handgun is legally transferred illegal?

 

[melensdad]

I have someone who is interested in buying a handgun from me who lives in Illinois. From what I've read in this thread is that the handgun needs to be delivered to a FFL dealer who resides in IL. and that person pass NICS and whatever other IL laws that are in place before that person can take possesion of that handgun. But I could still sell it to him. The handgun just has to transfer through a IL FFL dealer. Right?

Would my selling this handgun and taking delivery of payment before the handgun is legally transferred illegal?

You may take payment but he may NOT take possession until the ILLINOIS FFL dealer give it to him.

 

[Movealongmovealong]

You don't even have to mail it. If you are in IL, you can meet him at an FFL to do a legal transfer. He, of course, must have a FOID.

Alternatively, just mail it to a predetermined FFL who will expect the transfer, and have him pick it up there and do the 4473/NICS.

I can absolutely vouch that you can send standard longarms through the U.S. Postal Service. They must completely packaged before bringing one to a postal facility, though.

 

[danmdevries]

I've done it, just met my friend at the ffl in IL with an unloaded, boxed up gun. FFL took our money, held the gun until the next day and he went back and picked it up.

No need to spend any money shipping it if you're both close enough.

ETA: Call ahead to the FFL and make sure they'll do it. The first one we went to insisted it had to be shipped from an FFL in IN in order to transfer.