so if a guy buys a gun ftf...

[trophy hunter]

and later decides he wants to `put it in his name` thru a ffl.holder, what would he need to do?

 

[Cwood]

There is no registry of firearms, there is nothing to do.

 

[remymartin]

You can go ahead and close this one.

 

[dieselman]

not trying to thread jack... but heres a similar question.. when doing a ftf gun sale.. is a bill of sale legally required?

 

[Bill of Rights]

not trying to thread jack... but heres a similar question.. when doing a ftf gun sale.. is a bill of sale legally required?

Not legally required, but not a bad idea.

 

[trophy hunter]

the reason i ask is, i read on here where if you carry,leo will almost always call it in, i just wanted to not make it more of a pain in the rear than it could be.. not sure if that makes sense..lol

 

[IndyMonkey]

the reason i ask is, i read on here where if you carry,leo will almost always call it in, i just wanted to not make it more of a pain in the rear than it could be.. not sure if that makes sense..lol

I have never had them call any of my guns in.

 

[groovatron]

and later decides he wants to `put it in his name` thru a ffl.holder, what would he need to do?

Go to the nearest head doctor because he is crazy........
Or join INGO and learn that his intentions are unfounded....

 

[groovatron]

the reason i ask is, i read on here where if you carry,leo will almost always call it in, i just wanted to not make it more of a pain in the rear than it could be.. not sure if that makes sense..lol

There is no registration requirements in IN. If a cop calls your gun in and it comes up as stolen property, then you have a problem. That's why it is a good idea to create a bill of sale and get a DL# or at least a name and address validated by an ID. LTCH is preferred. Obviously, if it is a friend, this may not be necessary....but a complete stranger.....not a bad idea to cover your butt.

 

[Cwood]

the reason i ask is, i read on here where if you carry,leo will almost always call it in, i just wanted to not make it more of a pain in the rear than it could be.. not sure if that makes sense..lol

It will not come back in anyones name. A LEO is just checking to see if it is stolen not who the owner is because as I said earlier there is no registry of firearms in Indiana.

 

[trophy hunter]

Go to the nearest head doctor because he is crazy........
Or join INGO and learn that his intentions are unfounded....

i`m already here... just wanting to cover my butt...

 

[sprshggy07]

Only thing you need to do is go shooting.

 

[Seancass]

You could take it to a gun dealer, sell it to him for 10% or so of what it's worth. Then buy it back from him for 10% over retail value. Then it would be "in your name."

 

[dieselman]

say the gun does come up as stolen? i would assume you are pretty much screwed and will more than likely do time for possession of a stolen firearm unless you have a darn good lawyer if you have no way of tracking down who you got it from. but if you do have a bill of sale, how will that affect your legal predicament?

 

[IndyMonkey]

say the gun does come up as stolen? i would assume you are pretty much screwed and will more than likely do time for possession of a stolen firearm unless you have a darn good lawyer if you have no way of tracking down who you got it from. but if you do have a bill of sale, how will that affect your legal predicament?

No, you tell the police where you bought it from and off they go.

 

[groovatron]

i`m already here... just wanting to cover my butt...

My bad, I misunderstood......Anyway, if I understand right, you want to get a background check to make sure that you are lawful to own a gun?

Or are you concerned with the origin of the gun?

 

[IndyMonkey]

You could take it to a gun dealer, sell it to him for 10% or so of what it's worth. Then buy it back from him for 10% over retail value. Then it would be "in your name."

That changes nothing.

 

[groovatron]

say the gun does come up as stolen? i would assume you are pretty much screwed and will more than likely do time for possession of a stolen firearm unless you have a darn good lawyer if you have no way of tracking down who you got it from. but if you do have a bill of sale, how will that affect your legal predicament?

Because you have evidence that you bought it and did not steal it. As long as you cooperate with the authorities, unknowingly buying or possesing stolen property is not a crime. Now if you knew the item was stolen, then that is a different story.....

 

[dieselman]

but how could you prove you unknowingly possessed it... for all the LEO knows you are the one that stole it.

 

[groovatron]

but how could you prove you unknowingly possessed it... for all the LEO knows you are the one that stole it.

Innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around....... If you have a bill of sale and the sellers DL # or LTCH#, then it would probably help