Buying Pistol as a gift?

[LongHairedRedneck]

I'm am possibly going to buy a pistol as a gift. Was wondering what if anything(paperwork, etc..) needs to be done differently?

Thanks LHR

[USA1]

Nope.

Is it for me?

[MoJo]

Nothing different needs to be done. Just buy the pistol, wrap it up and give it to me. Just foolin' as long as the person the gun is for can legaly own a gun AOK.

[Salty1]

Just buy it and wrap it up, no need to even mention that to the FFL.....

[LongHairedRedneck]

Thanks, that was what I was thinking. Just wanted to make sure.

[hirundo82]

Nothing need be done differently. Since you are buying it to give as a gift, you are the actual purchaser and can thus answer question 11a on the 4473 honestly.

ETA: This is assuming you and the recipient are both residents of the same state. If not, the gift needs to go through an FFL in the recipient's state of residence.

[Wysiwyg101]

Forget those other guys who have been on this forum far longer than I have and probably have more guns than I do kids (8 to be precise between mine and my step-kids). I don't have a firearm yet. So, if you happen to see an Springfield Armory XDm .40 Compact that you want to get me as a gift, I will gladly take it..especially since today is my birthday

W00t!!


Wysiwyg101
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[C-dub]

If the receiver is out of state it might be easier to give them the money to buy it themselves in their state. It's notthe same, just easier.

[RPBrown]

Forget those other guys who have been on this forum far longer than I have and probably have more guns than I do kids (8 to be precise between mine and my step-kids). I don't have a firearm yet. So, if you happen to see an Springfield Armory XDm .40 Compact that you want to get me as a gift, I will gladly take it..especially since today is my birthday

W00t!!


Wysiwyg101
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You should have 2 guns per each of your own kids and 3 for each step child.

[PBratton]

What?? Sorry; Are you saying..you are buying pistol as a gift?
Water pistol or paint ball [Just Kidding]
it is from the most weird [spam link deleted] options. I have ever witnessed.
more worse than break up powder or confusion powder!
for sure..a ton of regulation and paper work is involved..
Rule of thumb..you can't buy weaponry just for fun.

Can you say SPAM?

[PhillRoath]

for sure..a ton of regulation and paper work is involved...

Not if the person you are buying it for is in the same state, then just the one form which is exactly the same as any other firearm purchase. Where do you get this ton of regulation and paperwork?

Rule of thumb..you can't buy weaponry just for fun.

Another mistake. I have bought weaponry just for fun many times. The last time was the Ruger LCP. Liked the looks and had to have one. Have had a lot of fun shooting it and also found it slips into a suit coat inner pocket so has become my go-to-meeting Sunday companion.

And have shown it to several ladies who could not handle a larger semi auto and with some dummy rounds showed them how they can load, rack, and fire.

Phill

[LongHairedRedneck]

I don't buy firearms if I cannot have fun with them, so basically every firearm I buy is for fun.

When did a few sheets of paper become a "ton of paperwork"?