Transfer handgun to daughter

[Ilikebuckets]

We don't need to fill out any paperwork to have it put in her name only? I bought it for her in Oct 2020. She'll be 21 this month.

You don*t need to fill out any paperwork to transfer a long gun to another pa resident if they can legally own a handgun.

Similar thing here. You can give a handgun to a daughter without paperwork as long as they are 18. Check out the statute yourself.

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs...n=11&subsctn=0

Are you the actual buyer of the firearm(s), as defined under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6102 (relating to definitions), listed on this application/record of sale? Warning: You are not the actual buyer if you are acquiring the firearm(s) on behalf of another person, unless you are legitimately acquiring the firearm as a gift for any of the following individuals who are legally eligible to own a firearm:
(1) spouse;
(2) parent;
(3) child;
(4) grandparent; or
(5) grandchild.

[knight0334]

21 for an FFL, but I thought that a sheriff can do the transfer for an 18 year old. Yeah, I know, good luck finding that sheriff.

I think you are correct on all of that.

That is correct. I doubt you'll find a sheriff to do it these days. Most refuse to do any transfers anymore.

[Ronin]

I owned my first handgun when I was 18. My father bought it a few years earlier and gifted it to me when I turned 18. I took it with me to my first apartment when I moved out at 19. All perfectly legal.