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PetahW · October 11, 2012, 10:13 AM

FWIW:

http://www.atf.gov/publications/down...f-p-5300-4.pdf

THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968
TITLE 27 CFR CHAPTER II
PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

Subpart C – Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 478.34 Removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.

No person shall knowingly transport, ship, or receive in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered, or possess or receive any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has, at any time, been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

IOW, if said firearm was not involved in interstate or international commerce, the Feds aren't interested.

IMO, and it's ONLY my opinion (worth exactly what you pay for it), a GI-issued firearm, personally handed down to family members over the years, doesn't qualify as commercially transportated/transferred.

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October 11, 2012, 10:13 AM	#5
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	FWIW: http://www.atf.gov/publications/down...f-p-5300-4.pdf THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968 TITLE 27 CFR CHAPTER II PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION Subpart C – Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions § 478.34 Removed, obliterated, or altered serial number. No person shall knowingly transport, ship, or receive in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered, or possess or receive any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has, at any time, been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. IOW, if said firearm was not involved in interstate or international commerce, the Feds aren't interested. IMO, and it's ONLY my opinion (worth exactly what you pay for it), a GI-issued firearm, personally handed down to family members over the years, doesn't qualify as commercially transportated/transferred. . Last edited by PetahW; October 11, 2012 at 10:19 AM.