Gifting a Firearm

[marksiwel]

My friend David is here on a Visa from Venezuela. He grabbed him one of them American girls and they getting hitched this May.
I wanted to give him a Firearm for a Wedding gift.
So, if I know he is a Citizen after marriage, and I know that he has no prior convictions, would I be okay to Gift him a firearm? Or would I be better off giving it to his wife?

[Piney]

Before we got hitched, I gave my then g/f the $$ and she bought it in her name. We thought that was simpler and more straightforward.

[chartreuse]

My friend David is here on a Visa from Venezuela. He grabbed him one of them American girls and they getting hitched this May.
I wanted to give him a Firearm for a Wedding gift.
So, if I know he is a Citizen after marriage, and I know that he has no prior convictions, would I be okay to Gift him a firearm? Or would I be better off giving it to his wife?

IANAL*, but as an immigrant myself, I know a bit about this.

He won't become a citizen automatically after marriage. At best, he'll be a Lawful Permanent Resident (AKA a Green Card holder), at worst he'll spend a few months in "Adjustment of Status" limbo. Then, after three years in the US as an LPR (if he stays married to his wife, five if they divorce) he'll be eligible to apply for citizenship.

What does this mean to you? If and when he becomes an LPR, he'll have the same rights re firearms as any other resident of TX - so gift away and, after he's been a legal resident of TX for 6 months, encourage him to get his CHL. If he has to adjust status, it might be better not to do so during this period - the most trivial firearms violation can get an LPR deported. This depends, in part, on the visa he's here on at the moment - there are certain circumstances where a temporary visitor can buy a firearm, but mostly that's hunting, unless he's e.g. a Venezuelan LEO attached to their consulate.

Might be best to just give it to his wife. TX is a community property state, after all.




* Though I have stayed in Holiday Inns on many occasions.

[marksiwel]

My friend David is here on a Visa from Venezuela. He grabbed him one of them American girls and they getting hitched this May.
I wanted to give him a Firearm for a Wedding gift.
So, if I know he is a Citizen after marriage, and I know that he has no prior convictions, would I be okay to Gift him a firearm? Or would I be better off giving it to his wife?

IANAL*, but as an immigrant myself, I know a bit about this.

He won't become a citizen automatically after marriage. At best, he'll be a Lawful Permanent Resident (AKA a Green Card holder), at worst he'll spend a few months in "Adjustment of Status" limbo. Then, after three years in the US as an LPR (if he stays married to his wife, five if they divorce) he'll be eligible to apply for citizenship.

What does this mean to you? If and when he becomes an LPR, he'll have the same rights re firearms as any other resident of TX - so gift away and, after he's been a legal resident of TX for 6 months, encourage him to get his CHL. If he has to adjust status, it might be better not to do so during this period - the most trivial firearms violation can get an LPR deported. This depends, in part, on the visa he's here on at the moment - there are certain circumstances where a temporary visitor can buy a firearm, but mostly that's hunting, unless he's e.g. a Venezuelan LEO attached to their consulate.

Might be best to just give it to his wife. TX is a community property state, after all.




* Though I have stayed in Holiday Inns on many occasions.

Good to know! He aint an Leo he's a student. I dont think I could talk him into a CHL but we do go to the range, and I want him to be able to protect himself, his Wife-to-be has had some Problems with a stalker.

[cbr600]

Might be best to just give it to his wife. TX is a community property state, after all.