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    Southpaw

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    Recap:

    -Bill of Sale: No legal requirement in the State of Texas for private sales
    -No legal benefit in having a bill of sale

    The law on private sales:

    PENAL CODEÂ*Â*CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS

    Sec. 46.06. UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF CERTAIN WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
    (1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an unlawful act;
    (2) intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases, or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child younger than 18 years any firearm, club, or illegal knife;
    (3) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is intoxicated;
    (4) knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:
    (A) the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony; or
    (B) the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following conviction of the felony;
    (5) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered; or
    (6) knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective order is directed to the actor.
    (b) In this section:
    (1) "Intoxicated" means substantial impairment of mental or physical capacity resulting from introduction of any substance into the body.
    (2) "Active protective order" means a protective order issued under Title 4, Family Code, that is in effect. The term does not include a temporary protective order issued before the court holds a hearing on the matter.
    (c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) that the transfer was to a minor whose parent or the person having legal custody of the minor had given written permission for the sale or, if the transfer was other than a sale, the parent or person having legal custody had given effective consent.
    (d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense is a handgun.

    Cliff Notes:

    -Don't knowingly sell to a felon
    -Don't knowingly sell to someone under 18
    -Don't knowingly sell to someone that is going to commit a crime with the gun (knowingly)
    -Don't knowingly sell to someone that's intoxicated

    Pretty straight forward. Those are the only legal requirements. Use some common sense.
     
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