Registration not a fact of gun purchase

An early Model 61 S&W .22 pocket pistol is shown here on top of a new Federal Form 4473. A transfer of a firearm from a licensed dealer to any recipient requires this form. The form is filled out, and the information on the recipient is called in on an FBI NICS check.

In the last 30 days, I have fielded six questions from people who have either bought a gun from an individual, inherited a gun or were given a gun by someone.

One fellow inherited a deer rifle from his wife’s deceased uncle. The uncle had bought the gun legally in a store in Mississippi, and later moved to another state. When he passed, the gun ended up with his niece’s husband.

On a recent deer hunting trip to Texas, the fellow worried himself sick because his father was driving too fast, they were sure to be stopped and he had this unregistered deer rifle that had been brought in from another state. He was certain he would be arrested.

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