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I'm planning to sell my SW M&P which has two 16rnd mags. It's a to a friend who also lives in MD. Any gotchas I should be aware of using a VA FFL for the transfer?
I'm planning to sell my SW M&P which has two 16rnd mags. It's a to a friend who also lives in MD. Any gotchas I should be aware of using a VA FFL for the transfer?
You can't. It needs to be transferred to him through a MD FFL. The mags can be transferred to him in VA as long as you don't offer them to him while in Maryland
Ah thanks! OK. So use my normal FFL for the handgun and deal with the mags separately.
It was going to be a non issue because I was going to keep the mags but I think I'm done with 9mm in general.
Just be clear, handgun MUST (by Federal Law), be transferred through an FFL in the buyer's state of residence.
Long guns may be transferred at an FFL in any state. But the long gun must be legal in both the state of the transfer, and the state of residence of the buyer.
But... The person transferring wouldn't be legal to do so inside of Maryland unless he was also an active MD or Fed LEO.If he is LEO he would be exempt from mag round limit.
If your local Maryland FFL is going to transfer the pistol to another FFL in Virginia, then there is no problem with him also shipping the mags with the pistol to the Virginia FFL. Maryland FFL dealers can sell Maryland banned firearms and accessories all day long and ship them to any other FFL, as long as they do not sell directly to someone who is the end customer (not an FFL dealer) in states with restrictions.Ah thanks! OK. So use my normal FFL for the handgun and deal with the mags separately.
It was going to be a non issue because I was going to keep the mags but I think I'm done with 9mm in general.
I'm planning to sell my SW M&P which has two 16rnd mags. It's a to a friend who also lives in MD. Any gotchas I should be aware of using a VA FFL for the transfer?
If your local Maryland FFL is going to transfer the pistol to another FFL in Virginia, then there is no problem with him also shipping the mags with the pistol to the Virginia FFL. Maryland FFL dealers can sell Maryland banned firearms and accessories all day long and ship them to any other FFL, as long as they do not sell directly to someone who is the end customer (not an FFL dealer) in states with restrictions.
FFL dealers can ship just about anything to each other in any state (exceptions example would be class 3 firearms). The legal burden falls on the FFL dealer who is selling the product to the final customer.
I did miss that. Thanks for the correction.Your information about FFLs is correct for interstate sales... However, the OP and his friend are both Maryland residents.
You think you could get a VA dealer to do a Maryland handgun transfer? Sometimes it's best to just do the normal thing instead of trying to get uber creative to get around the system and in this case im sure the VA dealer would have been scratching there heads since your both Maryland residents. Lol
Ah thanks! OK. So use my normal FFL for the handgun and deal with the mags separately.
It was going to be a non issue because I was going to keep the mags but I think I'm done with 9mm in general.
Why not save money and transfer at the Rockville MSP Barracks?
Why not save money and transfer at the Rockville MSP Barracks?
I did a Rockville MSP Barracks' transfer during the hectic run-up to the October 1 effective date of the FSA of 2013, and it was smooth sailing.
Leave the gun in the trunk, and take the officer out to see it when he requests. Make sure the mag(s) are packed separately from the gun, there are no bodies in the trunk, etc., and you should be fine.
ThisJust be clear, handgun MUST (by Federal Law), be transferred through an FFL in the buyer's state of residence.
Long guns may be transferred at an FFL in any state. But the long gun must be legal in both the state of the transfer, and the state of residence of the buyer.