Re: Painting rifles
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mark Housel</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mark Housel</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">First, if he is an FFL and you dropped off the rifle he violated federal law if your buddy picked it up. He can only return it to the person who dropped it off, not even a family member can pick it up, legally.
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Technically this is accurate.
BUT, the FFL may choose to transfer the firearm to the other person on a 4473 after performing the requisite NICS check. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with this, but it IS what I was told by an ATF inspector very recently during my initial inspection/interview for my FFL.
<span style="font-style: italic">He should have also had something to assure him that this other person was authorized to pick up the firearm even though I'm not sure if the law requires it.</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Mark, you are correct on the 4473 and NICS, but that is the only way another person can pick the rifle up. <span style="font-weight: bold">No letter or other authorization will work. This is in the last ATF newsletter.</span></span>
But, using a rattle can in place of the promised Duracoat on a customers gun...well that's just a crime.
<span style="font-style: italic">I Totally agree with you on this point</span>.</div></div>
I certainly worded that poorly.
I was trying to say that even if I were to transfer the gun to a person other than the owner on a 4473 I'd want something that made it clear that that was OK with the actual owner.
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Roger that
I think the moral of the story here is that turning the gun over to a friend of the person who dropped it off is just one more indicator of un-professional conduct by this so called gunsmith. Good operators know and obey the laws, give thier customers what they ask for and deliver quality work and true value to thier customers.
This guy failed on all counts.