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johnnyquick1
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pre wash law acquisition

Post by johnnyquick1 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:13 pm

So I acquired a pistol before the transfer laws between private parties came into effect, can I now legally transfer the ownership to someone else through an
FFL?
How can I trace any ownership history of said pistol?
Thanks in advance guys

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Re: pre wash law acquisition

Post by bladebum » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:44 pm

johnnyquick1 wrote:So I acquired a pistol before the transfer laws between private parties came into effect, can I now legally transfer the ownership to someone else through an
FFL?
How can I trace any ownership history of said pistol?
Thanks in advance guys
Yes, you can transfer the handgun to a new owner thru a FFL.

No, you won't be able to know prior ownership(s) unless all transfers were thru FFL's and the ATF had a reason to track it. They would have to contact each FFL (one at a time) in order to know who the purchaser(s) were.
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Re: pre wash law acquisition

Post by johnnyquick1 » Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:38 am

bladebum wrote:
johnnyquick1 wrote:So I acquired a pistol before the transfer laws between private parties came into effect, can I now legally transfer the ownership to someone else through an
FFL?
How can I trace any ownership history of said pistol?
Thanks in advance guys
Yes, you can transfer the handgun to a new owner thru a FFL.

No, you won't be able to know prior ownership(s) unless all transfers were thru FFL's and the ATF had a reason to track it. They would have to contact each FFL (one at a time) in order to know who the purchaser(s) were.

Thank you :D

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