On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 06:38:07 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 11/1/2014 1:18 AM, wrote:


Felons are unlikely to sign any kind of transfer form, that is the
express train to the slammer, so I am not sure that is even relevant.


Greg, you are therefore making the case *for* gun registration and the
tracking of sales/transfers.

Don't know how you got that from what Greg said. Felons making
transfers are not going to worry about paperwork.

From the ATF:
http://www.atf.gov/content/firearms-frequently-asked-questions-unlicensed-persons#possession-restrictions

Q: Are there certain persons who cannot legally receive or possess
firearms and/or ammunition?

Yes, a person who —

Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by
imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;
Is a fugitive from justice;
Is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled
substance;
Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been
committed to a mental institution;
Is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States or an
alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa;
Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable
conditions;
Having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his
or her citizenship;
Is subject to a court order that restrains the person from
harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of
such intimate partner; or
Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
Cannot lawfully receive, possess, ship, or transport a
firearm.

A person who is under indictment or information for a crime
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year cannot lawfully
receive a firearm.

Such person may continue to lawfully possess firearms obtained
prior to the indictment or information.

[18 U.S.C. 922(g) and (n), 27 CFR 478.32]

Granted, if Joe Blow walked up and said he wanted to buy my P938, I
wouldn't know if he fell into one of the categories above. So, I
wouldn't sell him my gun.

If he were persistent, I'd tell him to get in the car and we'd go to
the nearest FFL dealer where he could pay the fee and complete the
paperwork.

But, if I'm transfering the gun to someone, like my son-in-law, whom I
know well, then I'll just record the transfer on the form I posted
earlier.

Easy.