Can I sell a rifle to a resident of another state...

[Nanotech9]

If they have out-of-state plates on their vehicle, that should probably be a "reasonable" warning flag.

lol at this one because i sold a shotgun to a guy in tulsa on my way from OKC to Arkansas, and i was riding a bike with OREGON plates on it that i bought in California. lol.

we were both from OK... but i wonder if his warning flags were going off? lol.

 

[Nraman]

A friend or relative visits OK, he wants to buy your rifle or handgun. It is ok to sell it to him. I once called ATF and was told that they have no business in personal transactions within the state by unlicensed persons.

 

[Soulman]

A friend or relative visits OK, he wants to buy your rifle or handgun. It is ok to sell it to him. I once called ATF and was told that they have no business in personal transactions within the state by unlicensed persons.

wrong

The only way anyone outside of state can get a firearm from you by purchasing is through an FFL unless you leave them the firearm(s) in a will. You can, however, legally loan people firearms from out of state.

ATF has a huge problem as soon as your friend or relative crosses the state line with it if no FFL transfer, no loan agreement, or no will is in place.

 

[Buzzdraw]

A friend or relative visits OK, he wants to buy your rifle or handgun. It is ok to sell it to him. I once called ATF and was told that they have no business in personal transactions within the state by unlicensed persons.

What an agent may tell you in answer to a technical question carries no real weight. The only thing from BATFE that does carry legal credence is a written opinion/determination from its Technical Division.

 

[z06man]

Wasn't there some kind of law enacted last year that allowed transactions in adjacent states? I know there was something related to it. What am I thinking of?

 

[gundummy911]

This should be required viewing for anyone who buys and sells guns:

http://www.atf.gov/training/firearms/ffl-learning-theater/

There are examples of just about any gun sale or shipping situation you can think of, and besides there cool music and cartoons!!......
JMHO
BT