I’m considering giving two pistols, one to my daughter and one to her husband. They live n VA while I reside in WV. I’m often there visiting and shooting with them there at a couple different ranges so I’ll have the pistols with me.
Is it necessary we all go to a VA FFL to accomplish this? Or is even something more complicated required?

Some states require FFL in state transfer.
All transfers across state lines require FFL.

Federal vs state laws.

There's no firearm registration in either state - so it's not like they can actually track this stuff.
If it were me in your same shoes.. I'd simply hand them the guns and be done with it.

The less the government has to do in our daily lives the better.

Opinion is your right. Advising someone to commit a felony is not very nice.

Is it possible you already gave these two guns to your daughter when she lived with you? Now she is just taking them to her new house.

I tell my 21 y/o Son, basically these guns are yours, just may take a few years to catch up with you. I have officially 'gifted' a few that he uses now also.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Opinion is your right. Advising someone to commit a felony is not very nice.

Meh, who cares about those pesky laws? Random guy on Internet said I was good to go!

Useful advice, thanks everyone!

Just go to a dealer and transfer them over. Costs a couple of bucks and you'll be able to sleep nights. If you were the kinda guy that could hand 'em over without, you wouldn't have asked the question. I never do a paperless transfer,(Serial numbered receipt with photo of DL) even when legal, and unless I know someone really well, we go to a dealer. Anybody complains I don't do the transfer.

I am an ffl in Virginia, Berryville to be exact. I would be happy to help you out. Email is in my profile.

much like the Three S's....

number three is the key

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Originally posted by Dreamerx4:
I am an ffl in Virginia, Berryville to be exact. I would be happy to help you out. Email is in my profile.

I'm one in Sterling, also happy to help.

Dreamer and Sig2340 thanks a lot. I’m not familiar with a lot of VA but they're in the Bristow area just east of Manassas is that near to either of you.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
much like the Three S's....

number three is the key

Shit, shower and shave?

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Originally posted by cas:

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
much like the Three S's....

number three is the key

Shit, shower and shave?

Either that or “Shoot, shovel, and shut up.”

Even giving a gun to a family member requires a background check? I doubt it unless you know your daughter or son in law is a felon.

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Originally posted by ffips:

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Opinion is your right. Advising someone to commit a felony is not very nice.

Meh, who cares about those pesky laws? Random guy on Internet said I was good to go!

Got the thread saved to prove it!

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Originally posted by Paten:
Even giving a gun to a family member requires a background check? I doubt it unless you know your daughter or son in law is a felon.

The issue isn't that they're family, it's that they reside in different states.

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Originally posted by ridewv:
Dreamer and Sig2340 thanks a lot. I’m not familiar with a lot of VA but they're in the Bristow area just east of Manassas is that near to either of you.

Closer to SIG2340, but he is north of that.

When you come into VA, you may travel on 81? Then to Rt. 7 east to Leesburg, down to Manassas?

I am 12 miles east of Winchester VA near Rt. 7.

Sig2340 is near ish to Rt. 7 and 28 I think. 28 would take you south to Manassas.

While others may have good intentions, there is some very poor advice in this thread, and it would not be worth Felony counts against you or your children for something so easy.

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Originally posted by creslin:
There's no firearm registration in either state - so it's not like they can actually track this stuff.
If it were me in your same shoes.. I'd simply hand them the guns and be done with it.

The less the government has to do in our daily lives the better.

For anyone considering this, don't. Here's a forseeable scenario. You give a pistol to a relative in another state without an ffl transfer. Your family member's house or car is burglarized and the pistol is stolen. It ends up on the street and is used in a crime. BATFE traces the gun and shows up on your doorstep with questions about how that gun ended up at a crime scene. You are screwed.

I have a deal something like that I've been wondering about. I live in Louisiana and my sister lives in Mississippi. Our daddy had a pistol that my sister wants. He died in 1980 and the pistol was bought new by him back in the 60's. It's been here at Daddy's house here in LA. since he died. I guess it's half mine and half hers since there was no will and we are the only two kids.
Can she just come get it and take it home with her?