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Question about gun purchasing at pawn shops
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:21 pm
Might be dumb question but is a gun registered under your name when purchased at pawn shop?
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Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:37 pm to Tigerfan53
Do you live in a state with gun registration?
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:38 pm to Tigerfan53
You'll have to fill out a 4473 form, if that's what you are asking.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:49 pm to Tigerfan53
Guns are not registered
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:57 pm to Tigerfan53
If you're worried about someone tracing the gun to you, just file off the serial number. 
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:03 pm to Tigerfan53
Take it to local sheriff station and ask to fill out a form 3769
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:05 pm to Tigerfan53
Unless you buy a gun from a private party (i.e. Not a gun dealer) you will have to fill out a background check form 4473. Makes no difference if it is a new or used firearm. BTW guns are not "registered" in most states, the dealer simply calls in your info to the FBI and they tell the dealer to proceed with the sale or not.
This post was edited on 1/25/15 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:09 pm to Alahunter
Posted on 1/25/15 at 9:00 pm to upgrayedd
Ok thanks guys. I bought a gun as a gift just wondering if the numbers would run as my name or not.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 9:24 pm to Tigerfan53
Here in Bama, a pawn shop selling guns is considered a gun dealer and yes, they do the usual paperwork and call in the purchase to the Feds.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 9:36 pm to Yewkindewit
The gun can be traced back to you but that does not mean it is register to you. Make sure the person you are giving the gun to is legal to own the gun and all is fine...
Posted on 1/26/15 at 7:38 am to wickowick
When selling a firearm to someone I usually require an ID such as a valid TWIC card or CHP from the buyer. Both require FBI background checks to obtain so I know the holder of one of these cards is good to go for the sale. I will also fill out a simple bill of sale giving the buyer one and keeping a copy for myself.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:04 am to cellblock776
There is no requirement to ensure the person you sell a gun to is legally allowed to possess a firearm. Its simply left as if you know or believe the person cannot legally own a firearm you cannot complete the sale. No ID, address, bill of sale, or even getting the persons name is required.
Registration would be a formal database of gun owners and the guns they own. In most states/cities this does not exist. Now having said that the Feds can follow the paper trail from manufacturer to the last dealer to transfer the firearm to an individual. But as for pawn shops most of the time "used guns" that paper trail has a hiatus once transfered to the first individual. If the gun goes back to a dealer the Feds don't know that dealer has gun XXXXX on his books. Also, serial numbers are not associated with the background call in and are only recorded on the 4473. So, all the feds know is that you purchased a handgun, rifle or other (and that info is supposed to be purged regularly).
Registration would be a formal database of gun owners and the guns they own. In most states/cities this does not exist. Now having said that the Feds can follow the paper trail from manufacturer to the last dealer to transfer the firearm to an individual. But as for pawn shops most of the time "used guns" that paper trail has a hiatus once transfered to the first individual. If the gun goes back to a dealer the Feds don't know that dealer has gun XXXXX on his books. Also, serial numbers are not associated with the background call in and are only recorded on the 4473. So, all the feds know is that you purchased a handgun, rifle or other (and that info is supposed to be purged regularly).
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