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CompVest wrote:

nobody cares

Unless you are caught and then you WILL care for the rest of your life!!!!!!!

You stopped quoting too soon:

chabouk wrote:That's what the law and the reality are. Make your own informed decision.

jlb27537 wrote:The gun in question is a pistol. NOT a long gun.
He is in Texas, but he is a resident of Indiana and has a CHL from Indiana.
There is no shipping involved.
This would be a FTF sale.
The issue is....I, as a Texas resident would be selling a pistol to a Indiana Resident, both being in Texas at the time of the sale.

1. Doesn't matter. It's an interstate transfer. (If it was a long gun, you could make the transfer at a Texas FFL; the handgun must be transferred in Indiana.)
2. Doesn't matter. It's an interstate transfer. (Residency is what counts, not where the transfer happens.)
3. Doesn't matter. It's an interstate transfer. (Ditto.)
4. Doesn't matter. It's an interstate transfer. (Sale, gift; doesn't matter. It's an interstate transfer.)
5. The issue is, you're a Texas resident and he's an Indiana resident. That means that, by federal law, the transfer of a handgun must be done by an FFL in the recipient's state of residence.

We all know that this is wrong, but that is what the law is. We also know that illegal interstate transfers take place all the time, especially between close friends and family members. And, we know that for the most part, nobody cares.

That's what the law and the reality are. Make your own informed decision.