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question re: guns as gifts legality
Gene Kelly:
Thanks for the great analysis. So, it means a shipping charge and double FFL fees for me (one in Iowa, one in Nebraska; for each firearm). Who knew that 20 miles distance could be so costly and bureaucratic?
SemperFiGuy:
--- Quote --- Who knew that 20 miles distance could be so costly and bureaucratic?
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Yes, indeedy.
And possibly even more costly and bureaucratic to skip this relatively expensive and cumbersome process by taking the obvious, tempting shortcuts.
sfg
m morton:
Please correct me if i am wrong:
why go thru the hassle of the ffl when she lives so close? it's 20 miles why not take a drive and pick them up? have your mother in law sign a bill of sales for $0 stating that she is giving the guns to her daughter with time and date on the bill of sales to your wife - her daughter. transfer is legal and drive home. your mother in law can give your wife the weapons then as she is your spouse she can give them to you back in Nebraska and stay legal per this above statement "•The transfer is between a person and his or her spouse, sibling, parent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or grandparent; " as your wife is the child of your mother-in-law and you are her spouse whats the issue doing it this way? just have 2 bill of sales signed to show the steps to prove the 2 transfers .. then with both bill of sales go register the guns in your name if needed at your local PD?
unless taking the gun across a state line is an issue this should be ok ? or unless Iowa law differs and a buy permit is needed for the first transfer mother to daughter his should be legal ... ?
hilowe:
--- Quote from: DR4NRA on November 07, 2015, 09:44:37 AM ---Does she need a purchase permit? NO
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You might want to double check this one. I was just at the Douglas County Sheriff's office yesterday to get a handgun purchase permit, and I thought the guy issuing them said that I needed one to receive a handgun.
Now, this might be a different situation than he was talking about, because it's husband to wife.
Kendahl:
--- Quote from: m morton on January 05, 2016, 10:36:46 AM ---why go thru the hassle of the ffl when she lives so close?
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The problem is that mother-in-law lives in Iowa while you and your wife (her daughter) live in Nebraska. Your strategy would be legal if all three of you lived in Nebraska.
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