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srothstein wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:51 pm

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:05 am As usual, I find myself "out dated". I thought selling any firearm to someone from another state required an FFL do the transfer. Maybe I am not up to speed on what exactly is a "ghost gun"? I had no idea I could purchase a complete "gun" with no serial number anywhere on the "gun".

While most people referring to this today are referring to the homemade custom weapon that you decide to give or sell later after you have used it. This is perfectly legal.

But there is a weird condition where you can buy a legal, factory built, firearm that has no serial number. My very first rifle I bought fell under this circumstance (and I wish I still had it). Serial numbers were not required on all firearms until the Gun Control Act of 1968, and many were made before this date without serial numbers. Mine was a Marlin .22lr Lever Action with a box magazine that had been made in the early 60's. I bought it in 1974 in Lawrence, Kansas from a Western Auto store and filled out the 4473 and everything. I do not know how many of these type of firearms are still available and on the market, but given the normal lifespan of a steel weapon, I imagine there are still some.