tagglefoot
New Member
In North Carolina is it legal to buy a handgun for someone as a gift?
My understanding is "no" and I have someone telling me otherwise, so I figured I'd ask here.
As I understand it the gun would be tied to be in the NICS database as well as any North Carolina paperwork, therefore if something happened to the gun I would be legally responsible. I do believe there is a difference between handguns and long guns when it comes to this -- you do not need a PISTOL purchase permit to transfer a shotgun, but the recipient does need one if it is a handgun.
Am I grasping this correctly?
My understanding is "no" and I have someone telling me otherwise, so I figured I'd ask here.
As I understand it the gun would be tied to be in the NICS database as well as any North Carolina paperwork, therefore if something happened to the gun I would be legally responsible. I do believe there is a difference between handguns and long guns when it comes to this -- you do not need a PISTOL purchase permit to transfer a shotgun, but the recipient does need one if it is a handgun.
Am I grasping this correctly?