Can anyone take my guns to a FFL and sell them

[UNCLE WAWA]

While I was in the hospital my wife had my brother in law take my guns and sell them to an FFL without my permission is that legal?

 

[King Chicken]

Whoa. That's intense. Sorry for your loss :/

 

[Slackdaddy]

Sorry for the loss of your wife,,,,

 

[85MikeTPI]

The great thing about not having firearm registration

 

[Sirex]

I believe that is called theft.

 

[mpollan1]

Holy hit job OP. Sounds like more to the story. Your soon to be ex-wife could have done same. Why involve BIL?

 

[Afrikeber]

Definitely file criminal complaint ASAP!

 

[Doctor_M]

Report them as stolen. Seek redress.

 

[rseymorejr]

Call the sheriff's department and report the theft and I'd call the FFL and let them know that they bought a bunch of stolen guns, hopefully they still have some/ most of them

 

[rbird7282]

I’d have her ass arrested for theft


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[6-Pack]

I’d call the police and report them as stolen, divorce the wife, and make sure charges are pressed against the ex and Brother-In-Law. Alternatively, you can swear a criminal complaint at the district court and press charges that way.

Scratch that - under Maryland law you have to report stolen firearms to the police. Do that.

 

[cantstop]

While I was in the hospital my wife had my brother in law take my guns and sell them to an FFL without my permission is that legal?

Can you prove they were your guns and not your wife's? If yes, then they were stolen from you by your wife and BIL. If not, you're screwed and you need to have a long talk to your wife.

 

[Doctor_M]

BTW, I am sorry that you are having to deal with this on top of recovering from whatever put you in the hospital (hope you are on the mend). What was the wife's rationale? Did she just hate guns and took the opportunity to be rid of them, or was she looking for money to cover medical bills? Seems like a really irrational thing to do.

 

[slsc98]

Q - “Can anyone take my guns to a FFL and sell them?”

A - Yes, obvious from OP


Methinks the real question should be:

q - How do I respond / what steps should I be taking when my wife and b-i-l sell my guns to an FFL without my knowledge?


OP, I wish you nothing but success and hope this thread soon contains good news for you

 

[fabsroman]

If I was in this situation and didn't have children, I would be going to prison for murder. Having children would make me think twice about it, but it might still happen.

OP - you have already been given some really solid advice on this one. Question is whether you can prove you owned them. If the answer is yes, the next question is how badly do you want them back? Bad enough to bring charges against your wife? Bad enough to report them stolen and get your wife and BIL in trouble? If you do not want to get your wife and/or BIL in trouble, maybe approach the FFL and offer to buy them back for what the FFL paid for them plus a convenience fee.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Sit your wife and BIL down and tell them they have two options:
1. Either get all your guns back and replace any that are missing.
2. Or go to jail for theft.

Pick number one or number two!

 

[Biggfoot44]

As said ;

There is nothing Firearm Specific about that ( presuming that Wife and BIL aren't Prohibited ) . But it's still regular old Grand Theft .

[ Unless while you were in the hospital , the family was destitute , and this was the only way to put food on the table , and keep shoes on the children's feet .]

Can you prove ownership ? Hint - Any Regulated Weapons aquired in Maryland , the system has records of 77R .

Are you willing to press Felony charges against your Soon to be Ex Wife , and Soon to be Former BIL ?

 

[King Chicken]

Take all her shoes and sell them to goodwill. Assert your dominance

 

[Mightydog]

Do you have your form 77Rs for all your guns that were stolen? Bills of sale to you and receipts? Another good reason not to give anyone the combination to my gun safe.

 

[linkstate]

Holy cow. WTF. Good grief. Fair enough….

I have sold guns to an FFL and done consignments. I was never asked for proof of ownership. I think it depends on the county whether to check for “stolen firearms”. Guns or any other of my property, unless I was in a coma and my wife was destitute, I’d be calling a divorce lawyer in addition to talking about what redress you have.