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What about the Relic and Curio license and the transfer of interstate arms?

[Bill in VA]

What about the Relic and Curio license and the transfer of interstate arms?

What about them? Transport of firearms interstate is protected by FOPA (18USC CH44 926(A).) The short version is that as long as your firearm is legal at both the start and end points of your journey, and that your firearm is locked or inaccessible from the passenger compartment, you may travel with it. See here: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=165953

Transfer of firearms interstate requires an FFL to receive a firearm from an out-of-state source. As an unlicensed individual, you may ship a firearm out of state to an FFL holder yourself. No federal law requires you to use an FFL holder to send your firearm out of state.

A Type 03 FFL (a "Curio and Relic FFL) allows the holder to receive C&R eligible firearms from an out-of-state source. In regards to all other firearms (i.e., non-C&R) the C&R FFL holder is no different than an unlicensed individual. The C&R FFL holder must maintain a log of all C&R firearms' acquisitions and dispositions for as long as the FLL is valid (regardless of whether or not you actually "used" your C&R FFL to acquire the C&R firearm in question.) A C&R firearm fits one of three definitions: is one that is either 50 years old prior to the current date; is declared rare/novel/especially valuable by the curator of a museum; or is specifically listed as such, regardless of its date of manufacture. (See 478.11.)

A C&R FFL also permits the C&R FFL holder to transport C&R eligible NFA devices across state lines without filing a Form 5320.20 (as long as the final destination permits possession of said device) and will also allow the C&R FFL holder to receive C&R eligible NFA devices directly from an out-of-state source. The C&R FFL is not a dealer's license, and if the BATF suspects you are using a C&R FFL to "deal" in firearms, they tend to come down pretty hard on you. As a C&R FFL holder, you're still liable for one BATF compliance inspection per year (just like any other FFL holder), however, unlike all other FFLs, you have the option of either conducting your inspection at your licensed premises (i.e., your home, most often) or you may have the inspection conducted at the nearest BATF field office. FWIW, compliance inspections for C&R FFLs are relatively rare.