Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I live in South Carolina and have purchased an AR-15 there. I have decided to give it to my son-in-law who lives in Virginia. What must He/We do so he can register it in Virginia? Thanks

Register? Figure you go through an Virginia FFL and your set.

there is no registration in va
do a bill of sale. if you want but its not required

I did call a Va FFL dealer and they said I had to have a SC FFL ship it to them, and then they could go thru them. I am thinking and if I were to move to VA from SC I would have to do all that crap! I think I was fed a crock

There is no registration for ARs. As his father in law I am sure you would know whether he is a convicted felon. Ensure he is not a felon or convicted of domestic violence and give it to him as a gift. No bill of sale would be needed. If it were ever used in the commission of a crime and found at the crime site or were recovered afterwards you would be questioned about it. It would be easier to prove it left your custody with some sort of a bill of sale or signed receipt, but it is not necessary.

Be careful here. Federal law generally prohibits anyone from out-of-state receiving a long gun (technically a firearms transfer) from other than a FFL. There are a few exceptions, such as dying and having bequeathed the firearm; but, I suspect you are not interested in that one at this time.

The only firearms that VA requires to be registered are machine guns.

My understanding is its a felony to give to a relative out of state, unless it's done through an FFL. I had to research this a little over a year ago when I got an AR15 for my father-in-law.

Thanks all for the helpful conversation over this, since I plan on kicking the bucket anytime soon I will play it safe. There are both hunters so I figure they are good on the FFL check. The PSA AR-15 6.8mm will be a good addition for them. Thanks all again

Don't plan on kicking the bucket

Nice clarification! I had to do a double take when I first read 'since I plan on kicking the bucket...'