The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Transfer of a gun with no serial number on it.

johnwilliamson062 · March 6, 2013, 12:55 AM

I have read several letters issued by ATFE on the subject and they ALWAYS include a REQUEST that the firearm be serialized if it is going to be transferred in any way. I imagine that if it turns up later at a crime scene they might look on having followed that request favorably. Unlikely as that may be.

Personally, I'd just hand it over. If going through an FFL the FFL is the one responsible for such things. If you find an FFL willing to transfer without one, and if you say it is pre-68 you probably can, then I don't think anything will come back on you as long as ATFE can't prove it is not pre-68.

March 6, 2013, 12:55 AM	#23
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I have read several letters issued by ATFE on the subject and they ALWAYS include a REQUEST that the firearm be serialized if it is going to be transferred in any way. I imagine that if it turns up later at a crime scene they might look on having followed that request favorably. Unlikely as that may be. Personally, I'd just hand it over. If going through an FFL the FFL is the one responsible for such things. If you find an FFL willing to transfer without one, and if you say it is pre-68 you probably can, then I don't think anything will come back on you as long as ATFE can't prove it is not pre-68.