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Federal law allows firearms inherited through bequest (stipulated in a will) or by intestate succession (the owner dies without a will) without having to go through an FFL -- even for interstate inheritance. However, as FITASC has noted, state laws may interfere. For example, if an heir lives in a state that doesn't allow the purchase of AR-15s or other so-called "assault weapons," then the executor can't transfer such firearms to the heir -- period.

Please brush up on your terminology. If your firearms are transferred after your death, it is not a "gift," it is an "inheritance." If you transfer some (or all) of your firearms to friends while you are alive, that's a gift. If you draw up a will and stipulate that certain firearms go to certain friends -- that's a bequest.

If you die without a will, then your entire estate (including any firearms you own) will be distributed in accordance with your state's laws on "intestate succession." This probably means that everything will go to your child.

Considering the circumstances you have described, you really need to have a lawyer either draw up a will, or create a trust for you. Which would be better for you is something you should discuss with an estate planner.