Transferring a firearm from a resident of one state to a resident of another state requires an FFL.
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But loaning one to. a friend requires nothing, since it is not a change of ownership (well, unless in a total dingbat state).
There's no legal concept of loaning, with the exception of "lawful sporting purposes" like going on a hunt in a different state. Otherwise, it's either in your possession or it's not. When people say "I loaned him a gun", they're talking about transferring possession for a temporary period of time.
Whether you intend on giving the weapon back after a period of time vs keeping it permanently is irrelevant to the law as it's still a transfer of possession unless you're physically present with the gun; the most common example being two people going to a shooting range together and shooting each other's guns.
In this case, he's in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(5). It's not a matter of the laws of any "dingbat state", it's a federal law that applies to the entire USA.
There's some exceptions for bequething and transfers in family that I won't get into here because it's not applicable.
A more clear picture would be:
wvincent comes to visit Virginia. We meet up, and I give you my 3" S&W Model 66 for you to use as a carry gun under the premise of "loaning" it to you, as well as a Shockwave to carry in a bag as a PDW. Whether you're going to give it back to me at the end of your trip is irrelevant; we just violated federal law by conducting 2 transfers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(5).
ETA: If we were both residents of the same state, then it'd be up to state law.
It appears that in some states loaning is legal.
Is the law firm wrong or am I misinterpreting what is being stated?
https://blog-princelaw-com.cdn.amppr...federal-law%2F