Selling and shipping guns

[ppark]

Can I (private party) sell guns to another private party who is out of state?
If so, what is the process? How can I make sure that the gun is no longer registered to me?

Someone out of state wants to buy my gun and asked me to ship via FFL but I am not sure if I can do that. My understanding is that a private party transfer has to done in person.

If above possible, can the same process work for someone in California.

[ppark]

I found this Notice of No Longer in Possession (BOF 4546 (Rev. 12/2019) form. It sems like I can ship my guns through FFL and fill out this form. I am not sure this can be done in California. Since the seller and the buyer is not transacting in person, I am not sure if it is legal for the buyer.

[divingin]

Face to face is a California thing, for the most part. Most (if not all) other states don't really care.

And that gun (I believe) will always be on your California record. The "No longer in Possession" thing is fine, but I think it just adds a line to the record. In any case, if you have the transaction record of sale, that would cover you if something untoward happened after.

Hopefully someone with complete knowledge will come along (Quiet?) and fill in all the holes.

[Preston-CLB]

If you are selling and shipping out of CA, the gun must be shipped to an FFL

If you are selling a gun to a CA resident via PPT at an FFL, the gun must be on the roster if it is semi-auto pistol unless the buyer is exempt, the gun is a single action handgun, or the gun is classified as a Curio and Relic. The PPT transfer must take place in person at an FFL. Both seller and buyer must be present.

You can file a "No longer in possession" form as noted above.
-P

[SVT-40]

If you are selling and shipping out of CA, the gun must be shipped to an FFL

If you are selling a gun to a CA resident via PPT at an FFL, the gun must be on the roster if it is semi-auto pistol unless the buyer is exempt, the gun is a single action handgun, or the gun is classified as a Curio and Relic. The PPT transfer must take place in person at an FFL. Both seller and buyer must be present.

You can file a "No longer in possession" form as noted above.
-P

PPT'S are roster exempt.

[Librarian]

Face to face is a California thing, for the most part. Most (if not all) other states don't really care.

And that gun (I believe) will always be on your California record. The "No longer in Possession" thing is fine, but I think it just adds a line to the record. In any case, if you have the transaction record of sale, that would cover you if something untoward happened after.

Hopefully someone with complete knowledge will come along (Quiet?) and fill in all the holes.

You understand that correctly.

The NLIP is not required; it also asks for detailed buyer info - were I such a buyer, I would object to giving CA anything.

As already noted, must ship to/meet at an FFL in the buyer's state and do the transfer through the FFL. That's 18 USC 922(a)(5) - https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?...ction922&num=0

[Preston-CLB]

PPT'S are roster exempt.

Oops! My bad. Forgot that important detail.

These damn laws are so confusing, it's amazing many of us have not gone bat-schist crazy trying to do the right, and legal, thing. Arrrgh.
-P