Passthemacs
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Hope this isn't a dupe, I did a search before hand*
Just figured this will be easier for people looking for how to go about doing a transfer when a paper FA-10 form isn't at hand and they don't mind doing it online. Been asked many times locally how I've been doing it and a few from some great members here I've done sales with. Not trying get rashed on, just thought it may help some one out.
We all know the ordeal with the "serialized" FA-10 forms that many have a hard time finding. This is the method I've been using and I'm sure many others have been as well, so I take no credit. I just print out the last 2 pages of the FA-10 PDF form, one copy for seller the other for buyer. Enter in all information from both parties and sign. That way both parties will have a paper record for themselves with each others signatures and information (Not a lawyer, don't know if it flies but gives me peace of mind anyways). Then the seller takes his copy home and logs onto the site below and does a eFA-10 to save the hassle with the paper forms being rejected for whatever dumb reason they can come up with.
https://mircs.chs.state.ma.us/fa10/action/home?app_context=home&app_action=presentHome
When you go to that site
Click -> Continue (it'll bring you to next page)
Click-> Personal Sale or Transfer (on the next page you will need your LTC number and PIN, you will have the buyer's inform on the paper copy you both filled out LTC/Lastname/DOB)
Click-> Continue (Bottom right hand of screen) This next page will verify that both of us are in the system with valid LTC licenses and show all of our information
Click-> Continue (This page will then be where you fill in the firearm information which you will have written down on the PDF copy we filled out)
Click-> Continue (This page will be for you to review all the information and make sure it is correct which it usually is but never can be too sure)
Last step Click-> Submit
Then the site will bring you to the confirmation page. Write down the confirmation number somewhere if you'd like and be sure to click "PRINT" this will bring up a PDF file that you can save to your computer and send to the buyer for their records. We are finished.
NOTE: nfdBrian figured out why some users were being asked passwords to open the PDF files at the end. The mircs system is not friendly to MAC users when you try to print or open the PDF it asks for a password which is non existent. Make sure you have your adobe as the default document viewer and not the apple viewer. This should solve the problem. If not, throw it on a thumb drive and use a PC somewhere to send the copy and/or print.
Hope this helps!![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
Just figured this will be easier for people looking for how to go about doing a transfer when a paper FA-10 form isn't at hand and they don't mind doing it online. Been asked many times locally how I've been doing it and a few from some great members here I've done sales with. Not trying get rashed on, just thought it may help some one out.
We all know the ordeal with the "serialized" FA-10 forms that many have a hard time finding. This is the method I've been using and I'm sure many others have been as well, so I take no credit. I just print out the last 2 pages of the FA-10 PDF form, one copy for seller the other for buyer. Enter in all information from both parties and sign. That way both parties will have a paper record for themselves with each others signatures and information (Not a lawyer, don't know if it flies but gives me peace of mind anyways). Then the seller takes his copy home and logs onto the site below and does a eFA-10 to save the hassle with the paper forms being rejected for whatever dumb reason they can come up with.
https://mircs.chs.state.ma.us/fa10/action/home?app_context=home&app_action=presentHome
When you go to that site
Click -> Continue (it'll bring you to next page)
Click-> Personal Sale or Transfer (on the next page you will need your LTC number and PIN, you will have the buyer's inform on the paper copy you both filled out LTC/Lastname/DOB)
Click-> Continue (Bottom right hand of screen) This next page will verify that both of us are in the system with valid LTC licenses and show all of our information
Click-> Continue (This page will then be where you fill in the firearm information which you will have written down on the PDF copy we filled out)
Click-> Continue (This page will be for you to review all the information and make sure it is correct which it usually is but never can be too sure)
Last step Click-> Submit
Then the site will bring you to the confirmation page. Write down the confirmation number somewhere if you'd like and be sure to click "PRINT" this will bring up a PDF file that you can save to your computer and send to the buyer for their records. We are finished.
NOTE: nfdBrian figured out why some users were being asked passwords to open the PDF files at the end. The mircs system is not friendly to MAC users when you try to print or open the PDF it asks for a password which is non existent. Make sure you have your adobe as the default document viewer and not the apple viewer. This should solve the problem. If not, throw it on a thumb drive and use a PC somewhere to send the copy and/or print.
Hope this helps!
