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Therealdeal,

It is against federal law for a nonlicensed resident of one state to transfer a handgun to a nonlicensed resident of another state. It does not matter whether or not any money changes hands or whether there is any sort of bill of sale involved. If you give him the revolver directly without involving a MA FFL, you are violating federal law. There is no way around this.

Also, I was under the impression that you were visiting him in MA, not that he was visiting you in VA. If he purchases a revolver from a retailer in VA, it cannot be given to him in VA- it must be sent to a FFL in MA and AFAIK it must be on the MA Approved List. Since this transaction will presumably involve paying VA sales tax, and someone will have to pay the cost of shipping and a transfer fee at the destination FFL in MA, IMHO it would not make financial sense. He would be better off ordering the gun from someplace like Bud's or J&G so he would not have to pay sales tax.

Trust me. Gift certificate.