How to transfer a firearm to family member?

Question

I am turning 18 in a couple months, and my mom has decided to transfer her AR15 into my name as my present. The only problem is, we don't know how to go about doing so. Any help, or information is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I am in Oregon, and it is just a semi-auto 16inch barreled AR15.

Thank you for all the responses and info, it was greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

To the best of my knowledge, since it's a long gun you don't need to do any paper work.

If you want to check.

Federal firearms laws
http://www.nraila.org/gunlaws/default.aspx

State by State firearm laws
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/statelaws/

Your Mom is giving you an AR-15 for your 18th BD, damn, I thought my Mom was cool. lol

Answer 2

Contact a local gun dealer. They can do a transfer of the firearm, legally. Most would charge a nominal fee for handling the paperwork involved.

Typically, a smaller independent gun shop would handle this, not a big box retailer such as Dicks Sporting Goods, Bass Pro or Gander.

Answer 3

For a long gun in the U.S., you typically should find an FFL dealer. Take a look at http://www.fflfinder.com/

For a family member or someone you trust, though, it should be perfectly legal for her to just give it to you, since records of long guns are not kept. The only exception is if it was a short-barreled rifle, suppressed, or fully-automatic, you'd have to go through all the background checks and chief law enforcement approval that you'd normally go through.

Answer 4

Check with your state and local laws. In most areas, no paperwork is necessary, as this is a private transaction, not a dealer tranaction necessitating Fed. or local paper work.

Answer 5

What state? some states, you just hand it over, others require a bill of sale, others require you to take it to a dealer and re do the paperwork in your name, for a fee of $25.00 to $35.00 dollars. In certain states like Kalifornia, I don't think you can anymore.