Sale Of Firearm Without Serial Number In Washington
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Mandatory 10 business day waiting period on all firearm purchases as well as an approval on background check. No longer able to release firearms in a delay or undetermined status. A Concealed Pistol License (CPL) does not speed up the process. Same-day delivery of firearms is no longer available.
(2) After March 10, 2023, no person may knowingly or recklessly possess, transport, or receive an untraceable firearm, unless the party possessing, transporting, or receiving the untraceable firearm is a law enforcement agency or a federal firearms importer, federal firearms manufacturer, or federal firearms dealer.
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.
State law requires that private sales and “transfers” of firearms (those that don't involve a federally licensed dealer as a party to the transaction) be “completed” through a licensed dealer.
With passage of HB1143/I-1639, starting all Washington residents are REQUIRED to take a safety training class covering 8 specific topics before purchasing or transferring any firearm.
Yes. Washington state law does allow for private firearms sales. However, these sales must be done through a Federal Firearms License holder in the form of a Private Party Transfer, and all applicable background checks must be completed before the buyer may take possession of the firearm.
However, in Washington State, transferring guns between family members requires no paperwork or government approval. You can give a gun to another family member and be done with it. There's no paperwork, no paper trail, nothing -- How's that for efficiency?
(1) All firearm sales or transfers, in whole or part in this state including without limitation a sale or transfer where either the purchaser or seller or transferee or transferor is in Washington, shall be subject to background checks unless specifically exempted by state or federal law.
RCW 9.41. 370 does not prohibit transfers, which are defined as the intended delivery of a firearm to another person without consideration of payment or promise of payment including, but not limited to, gifts and loans.
