How can I legally send a handgun to a friend as a gift?
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They can only be shipped to, from or between FFL holders. Even a gift will have to go through the background checks and mandatory wait. UPS and FedEx ship guns, I think USPS may be taking them again too. \n\nBut it will have to go to a dealer at the receiving end.
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Pay Pal is a hassle anyway because the 'seller' (you and your fiance) will have to pay a small fee for the priviledge of having money dropped into your account.  \n\nCreate-a-gift\n\nSometimes what you really want isn't something that can be wrapped up in a gift box and sent in the mail. For instance, if you'd rather have money towards a new car than a 7-speed blender, you should register for -- and receive -- exactly what you want. Our "create-a-gift" service enables you to receive American Express Gift Cheques to be used towards whatever it is you want for your wedding gift -- traditional or not.\n\nWhat are American Express Gift Cheques?\n\nEssentially, an American Express Gift Cheque is a fancy way (and certainly a more polite way) of giving cold, hard cash. The Gift Cheques can be used anywhere, for anything, wherever American Express Travelers Cheques are accepted. This eliminates the possibility of having to return your fourth toaster. And these snappy Cheques are dummy-proof as well -- they are fully refundable if lost or stolen.\nHow "Create-a-Gift" Works\n\nAll you have to do is think of something you want that isn't on the registry. It can literally be anything money can buy -- a single item, a gift certificate for a service, or even just money toward something big that you two have your hearts set on. Next, make up a title for the product, such as "Dinner for Two at the Rainbow Room" or "Two Pairs of inline skates". Give your gift a basic description so your guests know what they are giving. For example, "To celebrate our one month anniversary, we plan to spend an evening at the restaurant where we first locked lips." Finally, decide the total amount of money (in $50 increments) you would like to receive towards the cost of the gift. You can then request as many $50 gift certificates as needed to reach your desired amount. So, if you would like to spend $100 at your favorite restaurant, you would enter two gift certificates for $50 each.\n\nMore expensive gifts, such as a gift of $500 toward your honeymoon expenses, can easily become a group gift shared by several guests. In this case you would create 10 gifts of $50 to add up to the total $500 you wish to receive. Individual guests can then each purchase as many gift cheques as they¹d like. They can purchase one for $50 or three for $150, and so on.\n\nPlease keep in mind that guests will be charged a $5-per-cheque service and handling fee. That means your guest will pay $55 for each $50 cheque you receive.\n\nYour "Create-a-product" appears on your registry list and functions just like any other gift. Your guest sees "Dinner for Two", selects "Add to Shopping Cart", and puts in a quantity (so they if they want to pay for the whole dinner, they can buy both $50 certificates).\n\nWhen a guest purchases one of your created products, first you receive notification via email (as with any Knot gift,) and, as with any other gift shipment, your American Express Gift Cheque will arrive via UPS so you can sign for it.\nWhat should you register for? Here are some ideas:\n\n    * A down-payment for a house or apartment\n    * A pure-bred puppy\n    * Dollars towards your honeymoon\n    * A new computer or software\n    * Car lease installments\n    * Gourmet cooking classes\n    * Museum memberships\n    * Ski-lift tickets\n    * Ballroom dancing lessons\n    * Photography or pottery classes\n    * A weekend getaway\n    * Maid service\n    * Spa treatments for two\n    * An artwork or an antique\n    * Film stock to make a movie\n    * A tree for your front yard\n    * An air conditioner\n    * A paint job\n    * Two plane tickets to Paris (in other words, anything)
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Seconding Mike B...you can buy guns online...I just done it today, got it in about four hours ago and went shooting.\nYou just have to contact a gun dealer in your area and have the firearm shipped to him, and you fill out the paperwork and do a transfer in his shop.  No big deal, really.  Plus, if you buy it from another state, no sales tax!
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You can generally send anything within reason. Just use common sense.\nThere are several websites on the web that you might use to give you some ideas if you have never sent one, but from personal experience I would go with snack foods for sure but try to avoid large quantities of chocolate as it tends to melt; The powdered drink mixes are good too like Kool-Aid; Playing cards are always good as they tend to wear out or become misplaced quickly; Stationary or postcards are welcome too, since they are often in places where they can't get this stuff. If you know what your friends like listening to send some cd's. Magazines of all sorts are always a hit! even if they aren't the most current. On the practical side you can send personal hygene products like deoderant, razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, etc.  Bug spray is good too, but try not to send the metal aerosol cans.  If you send a mixture of things remember to wrap or bag package toiletries and the like separatly before you put it in a box with edibles in case something breaks or leaks.  Stay away from glass items if you can. Be sure and send a letter even if you just talk about unimportant thing. Any little reminder of something going on at home is huge for most of them.
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Gift Certificate to a local Spa
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Check your states laws first!  Consignment though a gunstore is the easiest but you may not get as much for it.  Some newspapers will not let you advertise firearms for sale.  Ebay will not let you sell your gun online, only parts.  There are online sites that do deal with gun auctions.  You'll have to do a search for them.  Try posting an ad at a local shooting range.  Most ranges have bulletin boards that you can list your gun on.  In some states you must complete a "private party transfer" through a Federal Firearms Dealer when selling to an individual.
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i live in illinois, and i know that you have to be 18 to buy it.  it could require a FOID card, but i kinda doubt that, since air guns are nothing compared to the other weapons out there.
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Long guns (rifles and shotguns) can be sent thru the US Postal Service, provided they are in an approved gun case, locked, and the are declared.\n\nHandguns, however, cannot be mailed.\n\nIf you have handguns, you have the choice of:\n\n1. Driving out there and picking them up\n2. Driving halfway and having your friend meet you at the halfway point\n3. Find a weapon dealer that will ship the handguns for you.
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anything that you want to give to your friend.
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It is usually easier to find the celeb's representation or agent. address the gift there.\n\nOr, if it is someone who lives in Los Angeles, I might be able to find you an address, depending on who it is.  Email me.
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I answered you the last time. I'm sorry I did not give you my email. its morris4531@yahoo.com  I have some really good ideas for you if you are serious. It's really not that hard. I help my dad quite a bit also, he teaches concealed weapon classes, and this goes right along with the shooting range so its really a win win situation. We live in a really small community and his business is probroly one of the most money makers here. like I said get in touch with me and I will be glad to share ideas with you. Good Luck!!
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The frame of the pistol (the part that accepts the magazine) is the serialized and controlled/regulated part of the firearm. You can ship any other parts by any way you want. To ship a whole pistol (or the frame), which are regulated, you have to have a dealer ship it to another dealer. You personally may ship a pistol using Fedex Overnight Express to a gunsmith or factory repair center (for repair or replacement) without having a license (but only in this manner and for this reason). Under no circumstances can you ship a pistol or frame directly to another person who is not a dealer or FFL.\n\nThere are some exceptions related to 03 FFLs...
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handguns can only be sold or bought within your residential state  you can however have it shipped to a California ffl dealer for tranfer to you long guns (riffles ) can be bought on the spot and carried home with you
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Get a large envelope and put as many in there as possible and mail it to your best friend. Right on the out side of the envelope "NO PEEPING"
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depends on where you live in massachusetts it's a very strict state i believe if say your husband had guns in the house and he died you can keep them in the house or your better yet would to have a licensed friend hold onto them until you get yours straightened out just in case
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try the post office. or some shops may accept them. As long as the money order does not have not negotioble across it. it should be ok. The post office is your best bet though, or try a bank if they ask for ID.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nWe've included the NRA-ILA link for gun laws in California. Gun laws can vary by state. What Kalifornia requires can be (and is) different that what is required in the Socialist Republic of New Jersey. Federal law requires purchasers: of long guns be 18, of handguns be 21, of ammunition that can be fired in a handgun be 21. Federal law also requires any purchase from an FFL be accompanied by a NICs check (this includes any criminal conviction and a domestic violence conviction will be highlighted). \n\nAccording to the NRA, California law requires the following:\n\n"PURCHASE\nTransfer or sale of all firearms must be processed with a California gun dealer’s license. An application for transfer must be made with the gun dealer before any firearm may be sold or transferred. This application contains a description of the buyer or transferee and of the firearm. A copy is sent by the dealer to the California Department of Justice and the local police chief or sheriff. The dealer may be charged a fee up to $14 by the Department of Justice. If the Department of Justice determines that the buyer or transferee is not eligible to possess a firearm, they shall notify the dealer immediately. There is a 10-day waiting period before delivery of any firearm. Dealers must keep a register of all firearm transfers. A person under restraining order may not acquire any firearm.\n\nStarting October 1, 1993, no firearm capable of being concealed upon the person shall be delivered or sold unless the person receiving the firearm presents to the gun dealer a basic firearms safety certificate approved by the California Department of Justice.\n\nNo person shall make an application to purchase more than one pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person within a 30-day period and no delivery shall be made to any person who has made an application to purchase more than one pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person within any 30-day period.\n\nA gun dealer must post a sign advising “Iif you leave a loaded firearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it, you may be fined or sent to prison.”\n\nThe waiting period and dealer application do not apply to transfers to police officers, other gun dealers, manufacturers, or importers, antique firearms, and rifles and shotguns which are classified as curios or relics by the federal government, infrequent gifts or transfers to one’s “immediate family,” an infrequent temporary loan not to exceed 30 days to a person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm, and a transfer of a rifle or shotgun at auctions by nonprofit or public benefit corporations.\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to transfer any firearm to a person who is forbidden to possess or own a firearm. A dealer may not transfer a pistol to a person under 21 or other firearm to a person under 18.\n\nIt is unlawful to purchase, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive a firearm if such person is subject to a protective order, temporary restraining order or injunction.\n\nWithin 60 days of bringing a pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person into this state, the person importing the firearm must complete and return a Department of Justice registration form or sell or transfer the firearm to a licensed dealer, sheriff or police department."