Here's a good question regarding legality of handgun purchasing across state lines

[testdepth]

Here are the facts:

Florida resident calls GA store and purchases a handgun over the phone with their credit card.

A GA resident unrelated to this person goes to the GA store and fills out the paperwork and registers the gun to himself.

Is this legal?

 

[Dallasdave]

not sure but sounds like straw purchase to me

 

[StuP]

Possibly considered as a straw man purchase ? GA doesn't 'register' guns, don't give them ideas

 

[Rolling_trip]

Shouldn't matter who pays for it, if the one filling out the form will be the actual owner.

 

[Hayata]

The 4473 asks specifically if you are the one buying the gun. If you didn't pay for it how could you be the one "buying" it?

Second scenario. GA resident buys a gun. Shoots it. Doesn't like it. Sells it to his buddy in FL. Felony committed.

Have to do the transfer through an FFL in FL for it to be legal when firearms cross state lines is my understanding.

 

[spencer60]

The fact that someone else is paying means that you are not the actual buyer. Section 11(a) even spells this out.

 

[SR Armory]

The 4473 actually asks if you are the "transferee/buyer" .

 

[mkdhotrod]

dont ask questions you dont want the answer to.

 

[StuP]

Interesting though. The question implies the FL resident might take possession of the gun. If they didn't, and it remained in GA, how would it affect things.

 

[Rolling_trip]

The 4473 asks specifically if you are the one buying the gun. If you didn't pay for it how could you be the one "buying" it?

Second scenario. GA resident buys a gun. Shoots it. Doesn't like it. Sells it to his buddy in FL. Felony committed.

Have to do the transfer through an FFL in FL for it to be legal when firearms cross state lines is my understanding.

What's the difference than someone giving you a giftcard from say CG&P?