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If I have a pistol that is registered to me and I give it to one of my kids, what is the procedure for getting registered in his name?

Thanks.

Topdog77c wrote:If I have a pistol that is registered to me and I give it to one of my kids, what is the procedure for getting registered in his name?

Thanks.

We don't register weapons in Texas.

Purplehood wrote:

Topdog77c wrote:If I have a pistol that is registered to me and I give it to one of my kids, what is the procedure for getting registered in his name?

Thanks.

We don't register weapons in Texas.

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Assuming the kid can legally own a gun of the type you want to gift to him/her ...
If you just want to, you can get a fine point magic marker sharpie pen and put his/her/the kid's name on it, but you don't have to.
There's no such thing as a dumb question.

RPB wrote:Assuming the kid can legally own a gun of the type you want to gift to him/her ...

Just to clarify, by "legally own" you're referring to not being a felon, etc., NFA things, etc., right? The OP can give his kid (let's say he's 14) a handgun or rifle and it can be his, the kid just can't purchase one from a store until he's 21/18.

Of course, I always enjoyed pointing out to my kids that until they were 18, everything they claimed as "theirs" was in reality owned by me and they simply had access to it through my good graces :-)

jsenner wrote:Of course, I always enjoyed pointing out to my kids that until they were 18, everything they claimed as "theirs" was in reality owned by me and they simply had access to it through my good graces :-)

Pretty much.

And meaning absolutely no disrespect to the OP, isn't it amazing how many people (including myself a few years ago) just assume that handguns have to be registered? Even when I lived in California and bought guns there in a retail outlet, I signed all the forms that anybody in Texas signs, nothing that special, but I just naturally assumed that a gun "registration" was the result of filling out the paperwork.

Here is another attitude it took me a long time to get rid of:

Used to believe: What is not specifically permitted by law is illegal by default.

Now believe: What is not specifically forbidden by law is legal by default.

The former is how most Californians and Easterners think, because they are used to repressive (read that as "modern liberal") societies. The latter is the actual truth, regardless of where you are from, and is taken for granted by classical liberal (read that as "conservative") societies.

The whole "gun registration" thing is kind of a subset of that except for perhaps a few states.

jsenner wrote:

RPB wrote:Assuming the kid can legally own a gun of the type you want to gift to him/her ...

Just to clarify, by "legally own" you're referring to not being a felon, etc., NFA things, etc., right? The OP can give his kid (let's say he's 14) a handgun or rifle and it can be his, the kid just can't purchase one from a store until he's 21/18.

Of course, I always enjoyed pointing out to my kids that until they were 18, everything they claimed as "theirs" was in reality owned by me and they simply had access to it through my good graces :-)

Correct, they can "legally own" things gifted by parents etc, which they cannot yet "legally purchase" for themselves due to age.

Example:
I could give my kid a can of spray paint I bought to paint his bicycle; though he may not be able to go legally buy that can of spray paint due to age.

Appreciate all the info.

There are two aspects involved:

Ownership

There is no age limit for ownership as long as no other disqualification like felony, mental disorder,illegal drug use, dishonorable discharge from military, etc. In Texas you can legally purchase any firearm at 18. A FFL Dealer can not sell hangun unles purchaser is 21.

Possession

The minor is not breaking the law by mere possession, they have to violate another law like Unlawful Carrying Weapon etc.


A responsible adult can be charged with a crime if they knowing allow access to someone under 17 to a firearm that is ready to fire with certain exceptions like minor is hunting with valid license / completed hunter safety certification or uses a gun in a legitimate self defense / defense of another /defense of home situation. The critical points are providing access to under 17 and readiable to fire.

This means your 17 year old would be legal driving around with a concealed pistol in car / on their person. That doesn't mean there won't be problems if a LEO finds it.