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April 12, 2009, 05:12 PM | #1 |
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Can my wife carry one of my guns?
Or should we get the FFL paperwork transferred? I have a Kel Tek P3-AT. I am considering the purchase of a P-11 & let my wife carry the P3 for her purse (as soon as she gets her permit). What would be the legal issues with her carrying a gun that I bought under my background check?
I figure since we're married, my guns are hers as well. Should I even be concerned? |
April 12, 2009, 05:14 PM | #2 |
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No problem in florida so long as both of you are legal to own. In fact all you gotta do is hand the gun to another legal owner and say "It is now yours" and the deal is done...
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April 12, 2009, 05:56 PM | #3 |
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It would really help to know what state you live in, and what city.
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I always laugh at these things, Chris.
Folks don't want to put their city or State in the Location detail for fear of ... what? Yet they will ask a question that can't be answered unless they disclose that very same information?... Which they end up telling us all anyway! |
April 12, 2009, 08:41 PM | #5 |
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April 13, 2009, 12:29 AM | #6 |
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Someone from Alabama will know the answer Mike.
Just a tidbit: In Michigan you'd have to transfer ownership through the pistol purchase license you get at our local PD. |
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I know, right?
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April 13, 2009, 09:12 AM | #9 |
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According to the Brady bunch, it is legal for face to face transfers, and there is no registration in AL.
http://www.stategunlaws.org/viewstate.php?st=AL ( I love the irony of using an anti site to promote gun possession)
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I would be concerned about carrying a gun in a purse for the following reasons: 1. Accessibility: just how fast is she going to be able to retrieve that gun to use it? 2. Negligent Discharge: unless the gun is in a holster with retention inside the purse consider this. How many times does she get into her purse during the day? If the gun is kept loaded in the purse, even with the safety on, what are the possibilites of the safety coming off inside the purse due to contact with other items in there? What are the possibilities of a negligent discharge due to the trigger catching on something in the purse or if she does have to retrieve the gun, doing so in the blind (without her having to look in the purse) and pulling the trigger inadvertantly while doing so. 3. Keeping the gun unloaded in the purse: now, not only do you have the time associated with retrieving the gun from the purse, but in order to fire, she is going to have to drop the purse, or arm through the strap, to have two hands free to rack the slide. Might as well just carry a brick in the purse as an unloaded gun. 4. Purse Snatching: what is the most likely item to get stolen from a woman? To me, INMHO, purse carry is probably the single most dangerous way to carry a firearm. Sorry, I know that is not the question that you asked. |
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April 13, 2009, 06:25 PM | #11 |
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Thanks, guys! The Brady website was interesting.
As far purse carry goes, I always stress the importance of having a gun holstered (I'll probably look for a conceilment system that will work specifically for that). The time to draw could be a problem, too; I know it would take me hours to find anything in there! The purse-snatching thing is something that I hadn't really considered, but that is a very good point. I usually carry loaded, but not chambered; I figure that it doesn't take that long to rack the slide. Safety first! Anyway, I think she needs to be armed & a .380 is the smallest caliber I would consider for self defense. (Also, I think I'd like a new P-11)! |
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OH, dang, now I have gone and done it and started the one in the chamber vs unloaded argument!
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The KelTec is designed to be carried with a round in the chamber. There is no safety on the gun. The only safety is that a very long and deliberate pull of the trigger is required to get the gun to fire each round, a hammer block that blocks the hammer after firing, and a transfer bar that blocks the hammer from the firing pin. With a 8-9 pound and very long trigger pull you're not going to accidentally pull the trigger. Bounce the thing off a concrete wall all day and it won't fire.
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April 15, 2009, 04:49 AM | #20 |
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No problem in Ohio.
If she is able to obtain the permit, she should be good to go. My wife carries my S&W Tomcat all the time. You can always look it up on the BATF or State AG's website.
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Of course, she's also being attacked by Watermelon Men, so maybe the rules are different in her world. |
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good curveball divemedic
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