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Old May 31st, 2007
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Default Giving a gun as a gift -- legal issues?
Hello, all.

I am thinking of getting a handgun as a birthday or Xmas gift for a relative of mine. We are both Pennsylvania residents and there is no legal bar to him owning a gun; he has his own LTCF. My question is -- how can I legally purchase a gun and transfer ownership to him? Would I have to have him in the shop with me (so he can fill out the paperwork) and just pay for it?

I am assuming (though I do not know for a fact) that it would NOT be legal for me to purchase then gun in my name then just give it to him, no?

Would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction here.


Thanks in advance!
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