Quoted: Right, I understand. I was letting the anti scum infiltrate my vocabulary.
What I want to know is what state does not require dealers to run customers through all the paperwork, etc. to buy a gun, when at a gun show.
Also, where can I find info on private party transfer regulations for all the states?
Thanks.
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On the chance you've just been brainwashed by the mass media and anti-gun politicians I'll give you a little info:
The Federal Government requires that for all purchases of a firearm from a dealer, an individuals must fill out a form (4478, I think, sometimes referred to as the 'yellow form') and have a NICS check run. Some states have more stringent requirements on the buyer or on the guns, but there is no state where there is a loophole as preached by the mainstream media. Most states and/or localities require one or more additional forms for the purchase of a handgun.
When the antis talk about a gun-show loophole, they are referring to private sales between individuals, and I don't know the requirements for each state. In Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina; states where I've resided in the past few years, there is no restriction on the transfer of firearms between individuals, except Class III firearms in Tennessee and Georgia (but that's a different story entirely.) South Carolina is not a Class III state, so an individual can't own a full-auto firearm here.
Legal requirements aside, if you are selling a firearm in a private sale, you want to feel confident that the buyer isn't a 'prohibited person' under the law of that state. Unless I know someone personally, I run private sales through my local dealer. It costs me $10 more, but they check the weapon and the seller (or buyer) to make sure I'm not getting in any hot water.
North Carolina, I believe, requires a firearms permit for any firearm you purchase. It's more like a stamp, though, in that most folks can walk into their sherrif's office and apply for the permits and walk out with 5-10 at a time. Even these folks have to be run through NICS for each purchase from a dealer though. I don't live there, so I haven't been through all that, so don't hold me to that.