nklr - don't try to take a handgun out of ny
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:47 pm
Because it was your Dad, I there is no paperwork needed to transfer a
handgun to their children, but I could be wrong on this one because
of the interstate nature of this transfer. Either way, the onus is
on the seller/prior owner, who is deceased, so no biggie. To avoid
the BS, I would have rented a car, driven to Wilkes-Barre and flown
home from there. Federal law states that even a weenie state like NY
must allow you to transport the gun to a place where you can legally
posses/carry it, even if you're not licensed in NY.
Mark (not a lawyer, but I play one on TV)
At 8:09 AM -0500 4/14/08, Kevin Powers wrote:
>The bureaucratic BS isn't limited to France. When my Dad passed away >recently, I didn't think it was smart to leave his handguns in an empty >house. So, armed with his pistol permits, death certificate and a pistol >case I tried to bring them home with me to MN. When I declared them in my >checked luggage a Port Authority cop was called over to check the >paperwork. Since I don't have a NY pistol permit I was held for two hours >and the guns were kept by the cops for "safekeeping". Fortunately (?) my >flight on Northwest was delayed four hours so I didn't miss it. After a >week of writing checks to FFLs in NY and MN and getting letters notarized >I'm optimistic that I may see the guns again in a couple of weeks. > >-- >Kevin Powers >White Bear Lake, MN