rodbender
Regular Member
What's the legal way to do this? Does it need to go through a FFL?
Federal law and BATF beg to disagree.Just give them to him. States only limit private sales. Gifts between a father and son aren't anyone's business.
I dont think there is any law against Shipping the guns to "yourself". You can send it Via fedex to your VA address from your TX address just make sure you are sending them to "yourself". You have decided to keep 2 of your rifles at your sons house they are being stored there but still belong to you. use your name for both the return and sending address
Simply Will the firearms to your son. Then loan them to him until you die.
The simplest way is for you to execute the transfer in Texas. I reckon you can give the guns to your son in Texas. He doesn't need to be there for you to do that. If you want some degree of formality, get a witness to watch you as you say, "I hereby give, grant, and bequeath this here gun to my son [___________________]." Then you can put them in the U.S. mail, parcel post (though I'd do it priority mail with delivery confirmation and insure the packages, if I were you), unloaded, of course, and preferably with the action open (e.g., bolt or lever removed, or whatever so the USPS can tell via xray that they couldn't possibly be dangerous); you are required to tell the postal clerk what's in the package and they have the option of opening it up to be sure it's unloaded, but it is NOT "nonmailable matter" - if they give you any flak about it, tell them to check The Domestic Mail Manual. Perfectly legal as far as Fed and Va law is concerned for you to ship your son's guns to him that way.
This is very easy.
Have your son find a FFL that YOU can UPS the rifles to. I always use UPS just better than standing in line at the post office.
When the FFL gets the rifles, your son does the VA background check, pays the transfer fee, should be no more than 20.00 to 25.00 per rifle.
Done, no worries.
The FFL might only charge 20.00 to 25.00 for both not each.
This is very easy.
Have your son find a FFL that YOU can UPS the rifles to. I always use UPS just better than standing in line at the post office.
When the FFL gets the rifles, your son does the VA background check, pays the transfer fee, should be no more than 20.00 to 25.00 per rifle.
Done, no worries.
The FFL might only charge 20.00 to 25.00 for both not each.