Let me stipulate for any whacko non-members reading this , quote - I am not trying to break the law, or circumvent it in any way. I am merely asking a question for educational purposes so that I can comply with the law 100%.

 

I have taken my girlfriend trap shooting a few times and she has taken a liking to the hobby. She does very well and gets a kick out of it. With her birthday coming up, I am considering purchasing her her own shotgun as she has to take turns with mine.

 

Is it legal for me to buy one and gift it to her? I imagine this might fall under a "straw" purchase. Is there any way that once I buy it it can legally become her property? Or basically, if I intend to get one, do I have to basically buy it, keep it under my "jurisdiction" allowing her to use it when we go to a trap range, but all liability for that serial number is forever my legal problem?

 

 

I have an FID, she does not, yet. I have been trying to get her to file for her paperwork. But regardless, the purpose is to get her one as a gift so that she is not paying for it herself.

 

Please educate me on this process, if at all possible

I have an FID, she does not.

 

Conversation over. Lol.

Buy one yourself. Let her use it when she comes with you. But it's in your name, and as far as I know, she can never take it anywhere by herself. You must always be present. Others can jump in and correct me if necessary, but that's the law as I understand it.

correct. She can file for a FID and when it comes in, you can fill out a coe and give it to her then.

You can buy it for her as a gift. She just cannot take possession of it without her FPID.

Got you. She will eventually get the FID, so I could get it as a gift, keep it in my possession until she gets her FID, and then there is a process in which I can "transfer" ownership to her officially?

Fill out 2 copies of a COE. One for her and one for you. List yourself as the seller and her as the buyer. Or whatever the actual terminology is on the COE. And that's it. It's all hers. The whole thing will take 2 minutes once she has her FID.

Fill out 2 copies of a COE. One for her and one for you. List yourself as the seller and her as the buyer. Or whatever the actual terminology is on the COE. And that's it. It's all hers. The whole thing will take 2 minutes once she has her FID.

 

cool, thank you! i assume that is a doc we can print off from online?

http://www.njsp.org/info/pdf/firearms/sp-634.pdf

 

Same form you're required to fill out any time you buy a gun from a dealer.

Rat cheer

 

http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/pdf/firearms/sp-634.pdf

Buy the gun. It's yours. Allow her to use this new gun that is YOURS when you go shooting together. Once she takes a liking to this new gun that is YOUR property, she can then decide that she wants to file her paperwork for her own FID card. Once the card is in, if she is "interested" in the firearm, allow her to purchase the firearm through a private sale with all the proper paperwork. DONE. =)

thank you all