Glock Mass. portal transfer still ok with new Law?

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If someone purchased (Wednesday) two G43x MOS with the hopes of transferring one to his LTC holder Fiance, Can it still go through the Mass. Portal? Or is that no longer a valid option?
 
If someone purchased (Wednesday) two G43x MOS with the hopes of transferring one to his LTC holder Fiance, Can it still go through the Mass. Portal? Or is that no longer a valid option?
Show me in the current law where you are required to report a sales transaction?
2444 SECTION 157. The department of criminal justice information services shall establish the electronic firearms registration system established pursuant to section 121B of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 32, not later than 1 year after the effective date of this act; provided, that all firearms shall be registered in accordance with this act and not later than 1 year after said electronic firearms registration system is completed and publicly available.
Yes, the portal is still open.
No, it has no legal value
 
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4437 ask if you are the purchaser.
This is 100% that. People have been denied for less. Like going into the store at the same time and standing too close.
Absolutely. But have you never gifted a firearm? This is crazy. He didn't ask how to transfer it to his gang banger friend. He said his future wife. There is a huge difference
 
It's his fiancé. Probably a gift. Also she has an ltc. I'm going to have to respectfully disagree
Probably but we don’t know for sure. OP should remind himself of the instructions for 21A on the 4473. If his wife gave/gives him cash for it, it’s a straw.

And there is a difference but the straw law doesn’t care if someone is prohibited or not. Just if there was an exchange of consideration.
 
4437 ask if you are the purchaser.
Not the same, but...

 
his gang banger friend. He said his future wife.
Are we going straight to the gutter on this one?
Stretching Major League Baseball GIF by MLB
 
Probably but we don’t know for sure. OP should remind himself of the instructions for 21A on the 4473. If his wife gave/gives him cash for it, it’s a straw.
I guess I just don't look for laws to be broken. It's a pistol. It's his future wife. As a logical person, I'm seeing no issues.
No idea on the ef10 thing nowadays though. I always just check to see what @milktree and @pastera write lol
 
Probably but we don’t know for sure. OP should remind himself of the instructions for 21A on the 4473. If his wife gave/gives him cash for it, it’s a straw.

And there is a difference but the straw law doesn’t care if someone is prohibited or not. Just if there was an exchange of consideration.
What about services in place of cash?
 
The only loophole I see for OP to still avoid federal pound him in the ass prison time is to do a shotgun wedding. Right now any services rendered between them are considered compensation. Once married, these activities can be re-classified as indentured servitude, a diff article all together.
 
Getting awfully close to a straw purchase there, methinks.


Nope. A gift is explicitly *NOT* a straw purchase.

I guess I just don't look for laws to be broken. It's a pistol. It's his future wife. As a logical person, I'm seeing no issues.
No idea on the ef10 thing nowadays though. I always just check to see what @milktree and @pastera write lol

Exactly.

It is %100 legal to buy a gun for someone else as a gift.

Spouses or dating partners buying guns for each other is common enough that it's not news, or even weather. It's gravity or air. (happens all the time and doesn't require comment)

Edit 'cuz I forgot something:

Right now, there is no requirement whatsoever to FA10 anything. No part of existing law has any reference to the FA10 system at all. It does not legally exist. In two years (ish) when the registration system is up and running, the guns will need to be registered. Who registers what guns then depends on who decides to register it then. There's literally no way within current law to record transfers until then.

You can use the FA10 system if you want, but you don't need to.
 
It's his fiancé. Probably a gift. Also she has an ltc. I'm going to have to respectfully disagree
Brings up a good question- can one LTC holder buy a 'gift' for another? Due to this concern whenever Mrs. Mountain has wanted to give me a pew pew gift or me to her, the one who will own it ends up buying it so there is no straw purchase.

On a related note, I went a bit over the top for Mrs. Mountain's last B-day and she commented 'How the hell am I going to keep up with that?' My youngest kid said 'Buy him a machine gun.' LOL Mrs. Mountain needs to get her green card.
 
I looked at the portal yesterday and it appeared to be open for business. Didn't look today.
Yeah, its open and it always allowed you to voluntarily register your guns.

407 (b) All firearm transactions within the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, all purchases, sales, rentals, leases, loans or other transfers shall be reported to the electronic firearms registration system. All firearm transactions shall be reported by all parties to the transaction via the electronic firearms registration system within 7 days of the sale, rental, lease, loan or other transfer; provided, however, that no report shall be required for a loan of a firearm to a duly licensed or exempted person for a period of less than 7 days.

2444 SECTION 157. The department of criminal justice information services shall establish the electronic firearms registration system established pursuant to section 121B of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 32, not later than 1 year after the effective date of this act; provided, that all firearms shall be registered in accordance with this act and not later than 1 year after said electronic firearms registration system is completed and publicly available.

So currently the transaction portal is not the electronic registration system therefore there is no requirement to report to it.
 
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