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February 20, 2018, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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Out of State Transfer Questions
I live in Texas, and all my family reside elsewhere. Those who are the subjects of my questions live in Ohio.
I'm 70 now, and thinking about how to see that my guns end up with those that I choose. I would want to present a few in person, and others after I pass. I have been reading 18 U.S.C. 922. It is; however, not written to inform the average citizen. Our creator put his entire law into 10 short statements that fit on a stone tablet. What I think I understand: 1. I can make a transfer (to an authorized person) by going from an FFL in Texas, through an FFL in Ohio. 2. I THINK I can also transport it to Ohio and use a single Ohio FFL? 3. If I read 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(5) correctly, my last wishes can be carried out by any executor who can legally transport a firearm from Texas to Ohio without going through an FFL? A brother for example? Would the chosen executor need to be specifically named in my will? |
February 20, 2018, 08:58 AM | #2 |
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1. Correct.
2. Don't know. 3. No. The recipients need to be named, I don't believe the executor must be named. That said -- if you don't name your executor, how do you know the executor will be someone you would want handling your affairs? I have named my executor, with an alternate (also named) in the event the first is unable to accept the role when it comes to pass. |
February 20, 2018, 09:59 AM | #3 | |
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There is a provision in federal law that theoretically protects interstate travel with firearms that are not lawful to possess in intermediate states (google FOPA), but due to its wording, it has proved not to offer full protection if you stop in an unfriendly location for any substantial length of time. That being understood, most states lying between TX and OH are fairly gun-friendly and don't ban anything that's lawful in TX, so you should have no problem if you use a direct route. Lastly, laws regarding carrying firearms while in a vehicle vary, but you're generally OK if they're in a locked case separate from the ammunition and well out of reach of the driver.
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February 20, 2018, 03:16 PM | #4 |
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My route from Texas to Ohio is all friendly.
Some of the states require guns be unloaded, but all of them recognize my Lisence to Carry. I also have lockable ammo cans. Thanks for the info. |
February 20, 2018, 06:34 PM | #5 | |
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The basic rule is that generally guns being transferred to a resident of another State must be transferred through an FFL. It can always be an FFL in the transferee's State or residence. In some cases, if the gun is a long gun, if can be an FFL in the transferor's State of residence. For the purposes of federal law the gun(s) can get to the transfer FFL by any legal means. So it would be legal under federal law --
However some FFLs have their own business policies. For example, some won't accept "walk-ins" for transfer, or some won't accept for transfer guns shipped by a non-FFL. FFLs may also charge a fee for doing the transfer. So it makes some sense to do some shopping for a transfer FFL to find one whose fee is acceptable and to work out mutually acceptable procedures for delivery. In the case of guns being transferred to effectuate a bequest of the transferor after his death, federal law doesn't necessarily require the use of an FFL (although the laws of some States might). But the federal statutes refer specifically to bequests, and the word "bequest" has a specific meaning in the law. It is a gift of personal property by a will. Bequeathing something by will can be a formal process. In general a will must be in writing and satisfy the formal requirements of the State in which the will is made. For example, in most States a will must be signed by the testator and two witnesses. Where there is a will it normally must be submitted to probate in court (some State might not require formal probate if the estate is small enough or if there's no real property). Here's roughly how probate works.
If there's no will or if there is property not addressed in the will, property will pass by intestate succession. That's not an informal dividing up of the decedent's property amongst the relatives. It's a highly formalized procedure.
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