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Giving handgun to daughter in Virginia.
slumlord44
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This has been hashed out here before but refresh my memory. I want to give a handgun to my 31 year old daughter in Virginia. I live in Illinois. As I recall if we are in the same place at the same time I can just hand it over to her and she can take it home. If I ship it to her from Illinois I must send it to an FFL in Virginia to be transferred to her. Am I missing anything or not?
Comments
Firearms in an estate (either listed in the will or included in personal property) will have to go through probate (6 months to 1 year), & estate taxes may have to be paid on their value. Plus, the executor will usually want to determine that the beneficiary is not a "prohibited person", requiring a NICS check anyway.
Neal
But, if you want to keep it all on the up and up,[:D] find an FFL near her residence and ship it there. He will do the NICS on her and hand it over.