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Thread: Giving handgun to Niece
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May 11th, 2008, 08:52 PM #1Junior Member
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Giving handgun to Niece
My niece is graduating from the Naval Acedamy this month, commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the Marine Corps. I would like to give her a 1911 as a graduation gift. Question, if I purchase it myself and give it to her as a gift, what are the legal necessities, if any, that need to be taken care of?
Thanks, Shooter 45
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May 11th, 2008, 09:01 PM #2
Re: Giving handgun to Niece
It must be transfered through either the Sheriff's office or a FFL(Federal Firearms Licensed dealer).
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May 11th, 2008, 09:56 PM #3
Re: Giving handgun to Niece
First, tell your niece "Semper Fi" from a former active duty Marine.
The transfer must go through a FFL. So your choices are to buy the gun and present it to her, which would be quite a gesture. Then take her to the FFL and transfer it to her.
The other option is to maybe give your niece a gift certificate for the firearm. This is pretty much what a group of fellow workers did for my years ago on my 30th birthday. I ended up with a Beretta 92FS
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May 11th, 2008, 10:55 PM #4
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May 12th, 2008, 10:47 AM #5
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May 12th, 2008, 11:03 AM #6
Re: Giving handgun to Niece
If there is time and money it would be nice to engrave it with her name and the Globe and Anchor.
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May 12th, 2008, 12:51 PM #7
Re: Giving handgun to Niece
Thats a great gesture and thank her from all of us for her service.
What you may want to do is contact whoever is selling the 1911 that you want to buy for her and have it shipped to her FFL and have her pick it up from there directly, she'll do all the paperwork and your name isn't associated with it.
btw - I'm not sure but depending on where she is going after she graduates she may not be permitted to have her own firearm with her? I'm not sure what the Marines rules are about having personal weapon in barracks or on base? I'm sure someone on here could give more info on it as needed.Last edited by Dredly; May 12th, 2008 at 12:54 PM.
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May 13th, 2008, 06:05 AM #8Banned
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Re: Giving handgun to Niece
or..., you could give it to your dad, who could give it to her dad, who could give it to her. but no, that would be like driving through a gas station to avoid a red light, wouldn't it?
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