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trading guns and shipping procedure?

Robin
I have a friend in town from Washington State. Over a couple of beers we decided on a swap; my older #1B in .270 for his older Browning BAR. He is taking my #1 with him on the return flight to Washington in a hard gun case that I am loaning him. He is going to ship the BAR to me when he gets home. My question: Does he have to ship the BAR to an FFL or can he ship it directly to me. I am not looking to cut any corners, I want to do it right. Anybody know
the procedure or who to ask.

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  • duckhunter
    SHIP TO FFL

    I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
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  • nmyers
    BOTH rifles.

    If you let him take your rifle with him, under Federal law you will be committing a felony.

    Neal
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  • Robin
    Thanks for the response. Nmyers, how in the world can I be comitting a felony? In Florida, private sales of firearms a legal between qualified individuals. I have done it many times though a purchase and trades. Is it because it is a trade? Or because my friend is a resident in another state? Or some other factor? If I loaned him my rifle could he legally transport it? I have flown all over the U.S. with rifles and shotguns (my own and loaners). In checking guns with the airlines, no one ever asked for proof of ownership. I am curious, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. If there is any possibility that I would be comitting a firearm's violation, I will insist on shipping my rifle.

    Worry is the interest humans pay on the debt of miscalculation.<BR>
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  • mazo kid
    It is my understanding that face-to-face sales between RESIDENTS of the sate is OK in most States; face-to-face sales/trades between parties NOT residents of the state (Washington-Florida in your case)is not allowed unless antique guns mfd prior to 1889. Emery

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  • Herschel
    The federal regulations say an unlicensed individual in a state can't transfer a handgun or long gun to an individual who is a resident of a different state. Neither face to face or by interstate shipment is legal if both parties are unlicensed. I will suggest an option that has not been mentioned. Take your gun to a ffl dealer in FL and let him log it through his books and transfer it to your friend in FL. Then he can take it back to Washington. There is a legal way one unlicensed individual can transfer ownership of a firearm to an unlicensed resident of a different state, that is to die and will it to him.
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