LargemouthAss
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- Dec 27, 2012
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First Question: I am hoping for some help. My Father has 5-6 guns that belonged to his Father, including a war bring-back Luger, who died back in 2000. None of these guns would qualify as regulated (with the exception of the Luger as it is a handgun), the rest are bolt action rifles from the 60's that were used for hunting. My Grandfather did not put the guns in his will but my Father's three siblings had no desire to keep them so they ended up in my Dad's rack. My Dad served as a Marine if that makes any difference. Does he legally own these guns? Could he sell them or pass them on to myself legally? I am currently waiting on my C&R application to be approved and I don't know if I need to put these guns (at least the ones that qualify as curios and relics) in my bound book.
Second Question: My Father also has a Japanese bolt action rifle that he assumes was a WWII bring-back. My Father found it in the 50's sticking out of a trash can in his neighborhood when he was 10 years old (some wife must have wanted her husband to clear out all his old war souvenirs). My Dad refinished the gun that summer as it was in very rough shape and then in ended up in his gun rack where it still sits. Is there any way for him to get legal ownership of this gun?
Third Question: my parents have a 65 acre farm in Virginia where they spend at least three days a week, the rest of their week is spent in the People's Republic of Montgomery County; can my Dad legally keep any of his guns there? I know he has some guns that he bought and did all the paperwork for in Maryland including an Enfield and a .22 Colt Woodsman and he currently has them at the farm. Recently some target structures were built on the farm that create a nice range with a good backstop and my Dad loves to pop off rounds at the end of the day. Is their any paperwork he needs to fill out? He is still a Maryland resident.
Finally: I am in the process of buying a Ruger Mini 14 factory folder which is a regulated gun in Maryland. Once all the paperwork clears and I have the gun can I drive with it to the farm to shoot? I have seen that keeping the gun unloaded in a locked case with ammo seperate is the best way to drive with a gun but I was unsure if a regulated firearm could be brought accross state lines without actually going to a range.
Second Question: My Father also has a Japanese bolt action rifle that he assumes was a WWII bring-back. My Father found it in the 50's sticking out of a trash can in his neighborhood when he was 10 years old (some wife must have wanted her husband to clear out all his old war souvenirs). My Dad refinished the gun that summer as it was in very rough shape and then in ended up in his gun rack where it still sits. Is there any way for him to get legal ownership of this gun?
Third Question: my parents have a 65 acre farm in Virginia where they spend at least three days a week, the rest of their week is spent in the People's Republic of Montgomery County; can my Dad legally keep any of his guns there? I know he has some guns that he bought and did all the paperwork for in Maryland including an Enfield and a .22 Colt Woodsman and he currently has them at the farm. Recently some target structures were built on the farm that create a nice range with a good backstop and my Dad loves to pop off rounds at the end of the day. Is their any paperwork he needs to fill out? He is still a Maryland resident.
Finally: I am in the process of buying a Ruger Mini 14 factory folder which is a regulated gun in Maryland. Once all the paperwork clears and I have the gun can I drive with it to the farm to shoot? I have seen that keeping the gun unloaded in a locked case with ammo seperate is the best way to drive with a gun but I was unsure if a regulated firearm could be brought accross state lines without actually going to a range.
