Pistol as gift

[dogtown tom]

I use that BOS for every FTF purchase or sale I make. I do NOT however include either buyer or sellers personal information, just their names.

And that makes that BOS better?

A legal sale just requires a check of an ID to be sure they are a state resident, and them verbally attesting they are not prohibited.

100% pure unadulterated nonsense.
For the transfer of a firearm between nonlicensees who reside in the same state, neither federal law or Texas law requires anything you wrote.
There is absolutely no requirement for you to:
-see anyone's ID
-verify they are a state resident
-verbally attesting they are not a prohibited person is as worthless as them verbally telling you their name.

I just like having the BOS with their signature saying they are not prohibited.

Because no one ever lies.

How to buy/sell a gun in Texas:
Buyer: Here's my $$$
Seller: Can I see you have a TX LTC? You can put your thumb over your name. Cool, here's your gun.
Buyer: Nice gun, goodbye.

If you are terrified of selling to a prohibited person......don't. Don't use some cobbled together BOS nonsense that carries no value except the feels you get.

If the possibility of selling to a prohibited person gives you the slightest pause, then go to your local gun dealer and do a "private party transfer". The dealer will have the buyer complete a Form 4473 and NICS check. You the seller, transfers the firearm to the dealer ONLY IF the buyer passes his NICS check. If the buyer fails, you take your gun and go home.

Your buyer may be unwilling to do that because he "doesn't want paperwork" on that gun.
Your dealer will likely charge a fee for his time involved in the transfer.

 

[herrwalther]

While it isn't required, both of you can go to an FFL to do a transfer. Neither Federal or Texas state law require it. Under UBC laws in states that require them, this is how private sales are done. But not required in Texas. And hopefully never will.

Heck I'm a gun dealer and wouldn't buy a gun from anyone that handed that form to me.

Not to get too far off topic but is there a BOS form you would recommend? I have used a few over the years even though it is not required by my state. It helps me more if I ever say "Hey whatever happened to so and so gun I had?" With a BOS I can remember it is gone.

 

[Waveski]

I think the best way to boil this down is —-

- If you are comfortable with a ftf transaction , go ahead with it and KEEP IT SIMPLE.

- If you have any reservation about a ftf transaction , run through a ffl .

Voila!

 

[dogtown tom]

Not to get too far off topic but is there a BOS form you would recommend? .

Nope.

 

[TRACON]

I’m a Texas resident also. The previous post is accurate, but I’ll add this- for my own peace of mind and record keeping, I would write up a Texas firearm bill of sale and have a copy for the donor and the recipient. The form is available on the Texas Gun Trader website. The top portion of the document, by your signature, asserts that you are legally allowed to have it in your possession, the bottom is proof of transfer. You can write zero in the amount, or one cent, it doesn’t matter. I would at the very least, keep a record of how I came to be in possession of it. View attachment 1140698

That’s an excellent idea.