# Florida gun laws **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939 "2020-11-06T23:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/1 "2020-11-06T23:34:07Z")
I was just gifted a nice little pistol. Ruger SA .22 Magnum. It is indeed registered to my friend. Am I facing red tape hoops? ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/2 "2020-11-06T23:47:40Z")
Florida does not do gun registration for that kind of handgun. [Florida Gun Registration Laws | Legal Beagle](https://legalbeagle.com/6893495-florida-gun-registration-laws.html) because I’m away from my desktop, but you can check for yourself. Where you may get jacked up is the transfer. I do not know whether transfers of handguns in your situation, require a Federal Firearms Licensee to handle the paperwork. Are you a Florida resident? Is your friend? ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/3 "2020-11-06T23:49:03Z")
Oh, and what do you mean by “registered to your friend?” Florida doesn’t have handgun registration. Do you mean he originally bought it from a dealer in Florida? ---
**Author:** ![jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/4 "2020-11-06T23:50:21Z")
I will not be carrying and or transporting the little guy. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/5 "2020-11-06T23:53:09Z")
Not what I asked. This is a much better site for answering your Florida firearms transfer and sale questions: [Gun Ownership in Florida | The Firearm Firm](https://thefirearmfirm.com/gun-ownership-in-florida/) Short version, for you to purchase or be transferred this pistol from him, you need to not be a prohibited person, you both need to be Florida residents. No registration. EDIT: if one of you isn’t a Florida resident, then the transfer needs to go through a Federal Firearms Licensee. ---
**Author:** ![jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/6 "2020-11-06T23:55:17Z")
Gray\_Ghost My Aunt gave it to me and yes we’re both residents of Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/7 "2020-11-07T00:00:24Z")
Then you’re golden, assuming you’re not a prohibited person. Not a felon, not convicted of, nor under indictment IIRC, for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and there’s some other things that would prohibit you from owning a firearm. If you were, you’d likely know it. Happy shooting! By SA, I’m guessing it’s a single action revolver, in .22 Winchester Magnum? They’re supposed to be great to shoot—Ruger makes very good, rugged revolvers—and accurate too. ‘Face to face handgun transfers’, like your situation, aren’t unknown or uncommon. A few of my favorite handguns were purchased that way. ---
**Author:** ![jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/8 "2020-11-07T00:02:10Z")
I’m not a prohibited person. Thanks for the heads up Gray\_Ghost. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/9 "2020-11-07T14:11:57Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > If you were, you’d likely know it. One would certainly think so. But you’d be stunned at how some people come into my store and don’t know if they are prohibited or not. We have a worksheet we have them read down before we do the background. “I don’t know if I am a felon or not” comes up. Better find out before you try to buy here, buddy! Fail the background and you forfeit the fee plus your down payment. And We report your attempt to purchase. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/10 "2020-11-07T17:44:39Z")
Why is your aunt’s former handgun registered to your friend? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/11 "2020-11-07T17:58:14Z")
[Moderating] As a request for legal advice, this belongs in IMHO, not GQ. Moving. ---
**Author:** ![jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gun-laws/924939/12 "2020-11-08T04:18:14Z")
We’re done here, thanks.