Unlicensed Persons

Answers to some common questions about the buying, selling, shipping, renting or loaning of firearms to an unlicensed person.

How does a person register a firearm or remove a name from a firearms registration?

What recordkeeping procedures should be followed when two unlicensed individuals want to engage in a firearms transaction?

May an individual between the ages of 18 and 21 years of age acquire a handgun from an unlicensed individual who is also a resident of that same State?

May a person who resides in one State and owns property in another State purchase a firearm in either State?

How may an unlicensed person receive a firearm in his or her State that he or she purchased from an out–of–State source?

May an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA in any State?

May a nonlicensee ship firearms interstate for his or her use in hunting or other lawful activity?

May a parent or guardian purchase firearms or ammunition as a gift for a juvenile (less than 18 years of age)?

Are curio or relic firearms exempt from the provisions of the GCA?

Do law enforcement officers who are subject to restraining orders and who receive and possess firearms for purposes of carrying out their official duties violate the law?

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