Sale Of Firearm Without Serial Number In Maricopa
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In Arizona you are allowed to sell firearms to anyone who is not a “prohibited person.” What that means is as long as they are legally allowed to own the weapon, you may sell it to them. No background check required. No FFL dealer necessary.
PMFs are also made without a serial number placed by a licensed manufacturer at the time the firearm was produced. However, not all PMFs are illegal and not all firearms are required to have a serial number. ATF has compiled some information on the different types of PMFs and things to consider while owning one.
No, it is illegal to “deface” a firearm in Arizona. Defacing a firearm is the act of intentionally removing or altering the serial number. This is against state law under Arizona firearm regulations (A.R.S.
If the firearm has no serial number, and never had a serial number, the lack of a serial number renders the firearm illegal. Except a non-NFA home manufacture that you have no intent to sell, which we will explain later. Suppose there is a firearm which was manufactured POST October 22, 1968.
Many guns have no serial number at all (serial numbers were not required in the US until 1968, and are still not required everywhere).
In addition, because ghost guns do not have a serial number, they cannot be traced when they are used to commit a crime, preventing law enforcement from effectively investigating violent crimes. Ghost guns are the fastest-growing gun safety problem facing our country.
Possession of an unregistered firearm is also covered by federal laws and can also be charged as a federal offense. 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) provides that it is a crime for a person to receive or possess a firearm not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Unlike many states, Arizona does not require gun owners to have a permit, undergo a background check, or register a gun when such a gun is purchased from a private individual. You must be 18 years old to buy a gun in a private sale and 21 years old to buy a gun from a dealer with a federal license.
