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August 31, 2015, 03:34 PM | #1 |
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Rules regarding a loaned NFA item?
So I follow quite a few different gun related YouTube channels, Hickok45 being one of them. Quite often he, as well as other channels, will make a video with an NFA item that was loaned to them; sometimes it's a full auto firearm, SBR, or suppressor.
This got me thinking, does the NFA have any type of rules for someone loaning an NFA item to someone who hasn't taken the necessary steps to own one themselves? Could someone technically "loan" an NFA item to someone forever? If a popular channel like Hickok45 is making a video with a loaned NFA item, then obviously that in of itself is not illegal, but how would the ATF even know how long it was loaned for?
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August 31, 2015, 04:51 PM | #2 |
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As far as i know, you CANNOT loan any NFA weapon to anyone. It must be in the possession of the individual, Corp, Trust that the BATF approved on the form with the tax stamp.
Thats for "civilian" owned items. Dealer samples and LE guns have different rules. How Hickock 45 is being "loaned" NFA items is unclear to me. |
August 31, 2015, 05:51 PM | #3 |
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That said....
If i wanted to loan you one of my NFA weapons, i could add you on to my trust as a trustee and you could then legally have and use any of the items on that trust just as i can. |
August 31, 2015, 06:05 PM | #4 |
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Maybe Hicock has an FFL for the purposes of maintaining the YouTube channel? Then he could have the gun transferred to him on a Form 3 IIRC. He could also have the guys from the FFL there at the Ranch, just not on camera, since he usually gets them from a company in NC, where he lives IIRC.
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August 31, 2015, 06:24 PM | #5 | |
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Whatever he does I know he is smart, so I know he wouldn't commit an illegal act and post it on YouTube for the world to see.
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August 31, 2015, 09:06 PM | #6 |
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AFAIK, the owner of an NFA weapon can't "loan" it to anyone if that means that he loses constructive possession of it. He can allow someone else to fire the gun as long as he is present. But to "loan" it to someone to take home, no.
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You can't transfer your NFA item to anyone else without doing it properly via a Form 4. The ATF's definition of "transfer" includes the word "loan", so you can't loan your NFA item to anyone else:
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I would bet that there is a "Employee" standing there off camera. Nothing else makes sense (or is legal), unless Hickok 45 is an employee of that company himself.
He may be part of the advertising dept. that would make it all legal |
September 1, 2015, 10:22 AM | #9 |
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I can't imagine loaning out an NFA item to anyone, even if it were permissible. I will let a buddy shoot one of my NFA items with me standing right next to them. Beyond that, forget it! Come to think of it, I don't lend ordinary guns out to anyone unless I'm shooting with them either. Now, if a neighbor needs a hand saw or hammer, I'm a little more generous.
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I'll bet they have an employee present off-camera in those videos. That's gotta be the easiest and cheapest way to do it: It simply costs NC Silencer gas money and one employee's wages for the time it takes to drive there and back, plus the time it takes to film a short video. And for that they get advertising on one of the most popular YouTube gun channels.
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September 1, 2015, 05:32 PM | #11 |
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I am pretty sure the folks here are a lot more worried about that situation than BATFE is. As long as there are no accidents or cases of a shooter going berserk (or an inquiry from an anti-gun Senator), I doubt very much they really know or care about the status of the shooter.
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September 26, 2015, 01:25 PM | #12 |
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I've watched a couple of Hickock45's videos and he clearly states he borrowing it from XXXX who is right here but off camera.
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