Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I am in the process of building my little brother a lower. I plan to give it to him as a Christmas present. Are lowers treated the same as any other firearm? Can I just give it to him or do we have to do a transfer at an FFL? We are both VA residents.

Thanks.

Because the lower has the serial number it is the firearm, every other part isn't. So all the normal rules for a firearm transfer apply. Unless your brother is a felon or has been convicted of one of the domestic violence crimes, has a restraining order against him, you are perfectly fine without a paperwork trail and paying somebody else to do it. Just make sure he understands if he sells it, he should sell it through a dealer (that advise is just so if it used in a crime after it leaves the family, you guys are covered by a easily found paper trail).

grumpyMSG wrote:Because the lower has the serial number it is the firearm, every other part isn't. So all the normal rules for a firearm transfer apply. Unless your brother is a felon or has been convicted of one of the domestic violence crimes, has a restraining order against him, you are perfectly fine without a paperwork trail and paying somebody else to do it. Just make sure he understands if he sells it, he should sell it through a dealer (that advise is just so if it used in a crime after it leaves the family, you guys are covered by a easily found paper trail).

Thanks. I'm planning on writing up a bill of sale as well.