budney
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Hello,
I hope this is the right forum for my question! I recently purchased a S&W Sigma 9mm at a gun shop, which of course involved a NICS check and a form 4473, and hence a permanent record of the sale.
I've looked into the laws concerning private sales in PA, and apparently long guns can be sold between private non-FFL owners without a NICS check or mandatory documentation. Private handgun sales, however, are required to be performed through an FFL and with a NICS check in PA. That's about all I could find, which leaves some questions open:
1) I assume that trades involving handguns must also go through an FFL? For example, if I traded my Sigma for a long gun, would the help of an FFL be required?
2) The private sale requires a check and an FFL to broker the deal, but does it also require a form 4473? I.e., is the FFL required to record the transaction as he would any other purchase made from him?
3) Lastly, the law doesn't seem to mention handgun parts. Is a NICS check required to purchase handgun parts from a private citizen? From a dealer? Must the transaction go through an FFL? Is there a form 4473 required for purchases of gun parts?
Thanks!
Len.
I hope this is the right forum for my question! I recently purchased a S&W Sigma 9mm at a gun shop, which of course involved a NICS check and a form 4473, and hence a permanent record of the sale.
I've looked into the laws concerning private sales in PA, and apparently long guns can be sold between private non-FFL owners without a NICS check or mandatory documentation. Private handgun sales, however, are required to be performed through an FFL and with a NICS check in PA. That's about all I could find, which leaves some questions open:
1) I assume that trades involving handguns must also go through an FFL? For example, if I traded my Sigma for a long gun, would the help of an FFL be required?
2) The private sale requires a check and an FFL to broker the deal, but does it also require a form 4473? I.e., is the FFL required to record the transaction as he would any other purchase made from him?
3) Lastly, the law doesn't seem to mention handgun parts. Is a NICS check required to purchase handgun parts from a private citizen? From a dealer? Must the transaction go through an FFL? Is there a form 4473 required for purchases of gun parts?
Thanks!
Len.