Unlicensed Persons

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Answers to some common questions about the buying, selling, shipping, renting or loaning of firearms to an unlicensed person.

Are curio or relic firearms exempt from the provisions of the GCA?

Do law enforcement officers who are subject to restraining orders and who receive and possess firearms for purposes of carrying out their official duties violate the law?

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?

May a nonlicensee ship firearms interstate for his or her use in hunting or other lawful activity?

May a parent or guardian purchase firearms or ammunition as a gift for a juvenile (less than 18 years of age)?

May a person who is relocating out-of-state move firearms with other household goods?

May aliens legally in the United States purchase firearms?

May an unlicensed person obtain ammunition from an out-of-state source?

To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA?

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