He's a Kalashnikov fan and likes something that's super durable, accurate, reliable, and kind of a jack of all trades for the time being, as in long range/short range/home defense/be a badass all around do everything rifle. We both want him to have a nice big safe filled with goodies in the future when he's done with school and has a little more free cash, but the budget is a really real thing right now.
True, but don't tell me that nothing bad can ever come from it. The safest way is to let the other person go through the background check of receiving the firearm.
Dammit man! Now you've got me looking at that.If you do go the AR route, something like this that uses the same man-sized ammo as the AK might be a better option...
https://www.copesdistributing.com/industries-chs1-rifle-p-10815.html
That's true unless that person is legally forbidden to have a firearm, or they live in another state. In the latter case, the firearm must be received through an FFL in the receiver's state.
Effective Jan 2017 ATF 4473 Oct '16 instructions: Question 11a
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4...n-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download
https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/4/buying-and-selling-a-firearm-giving-someone-a-gun/
Correct me if I'm wrong, on question 11a, she's not acquiring the FA on his behalf. She's the buyer of the FA and using her own money to purchase the FA. She's the buyer not him. If she intends to give the FA to her boyfriend as a gift and he can legally own the FA, how's that illegal in the Texas?
Dammit man! Now you've got me looking at that.
Majormadmax and Younggun are right. It is perfectly legal to buy a firearm and give it to someone that can legally own it as a gift. Even the ATF says so.It's not. A person can purchase a firearm as a gift as long as the intended recipient can legally own it. Some people simply don't understand the law or misinterpret it.
Nobody said that it was illegal, nor do the instructions I posted.Correct me if I'm wrong, on question 11a, she's not acquiring the FA on his behalf. She's the buyer of the FA and using her own money to purchase the FA. She's the buyer not him. If she intends to give the FA to her boyfriend as a gift and he can legally own the FA, how's that illegal in the Texas?
Please tell me where I said it was illegal. Things like to be blown out of proportion sometimes.
True, but don't tell me that nothing bad can ever come from it. The safest way is to let the other person go through the background check of receiving the firearm.
One legal issue, as Easy Rider said, could be this. One buys and gifts a firearm to someone who they believe is an upstanding citizen. That person has a felony in his past which the buyer (gifter) doesn't know about. Because of the felony, that is no longer a "bona fide" gift, even though the buyer didn't know about the felony. That's why except in cases where I know the person very well and know his background, I wouldn't give him the firearm-I'd give him a gift certificate or money. That way I couldn't be implicated in any wrong-doing at all.Nobody said that it was illegal, nor do the instructions I posted.
There ARE considerations to make in each case to determine legality:
1. Is the person I plan to gift this to allowed to possess a firearm?
2. Does this person live in the state that I live in?
Look, If a firearm that I gave to someone ever is used in an illegal activity, then I would be questioned by authorities (legal issue). That can take place at either my home or place of work.
I can then be told to provide that information in court (legal issue). A gift certificate for a firearm doesn't come back to me. Just sayin.