Donating a firearm for a charitable purpose

[comp73]

TCHLer's

Does anyone know what one would need to do to stay on the right side of the law when donating a firearm for charitable purposes? I have a friend whose son has been diagnosed with cancer and I want to hold a raffle for an AR-15. Cheaper Than Dirt in McKinney has agreed to do the FFL transfer for me for free to whomever wins the raffle. With that being said, if the transfer goes through an FFL, does that absolve me of any responsibility for the firearm as far as the law is concerned? I figure CTD will log the rifle just like any other gun and then give me some type of receipt.

While I do not sell my personal firearms very often, when I do, I am very good about getting photo copies of the person's DL that is involved along with a signed receipt, by both parties. I don't think CTD is going to give me a copy of the 4473 for my records.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

[Teamless]

If CTD does the FFL forms, then there is no issue
But also, if you were to buy it, raffle it, and give it to the winner, I don't see why that would be any different than a person-to-person transaction, where realistically, there is no paperwork necessary.

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Teamless,

Thats the way I was looking at it, but I wanted to get some confirmation. I've always held to the belief that IF the ATF ever came knocking on my door about a gun I had purchased, then sold, I could just give them a copy of the sales receipt with both parties ID info and tell them to carry on smartly.

Thanks for the response.

Mark

[mrvmax]

Legally you cannot raffle it off unless you are a "qualified organization"
https://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/raffle.shtml

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mrvmax,

Thank you for that although not what I was expecting or hoping for.

Better to find out now than when the DA or Sheriff comes knocking on the front door.

Thanks,

Mark

[mrvmax]

mrvmax,

Thank you for that although not what I was expecting or hoping for.

Better to find out now than when the DA or Sheriff comes knocking on the front door.

Thanks,

Mark

I only know due to someone else telling me when I was trying to do something similar to what you are doing.