interstate transfer in person

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No. There is no registration in Washington. State registration or lack thereof does not change the legality of the transaction, only the chances of getting caught.
 
Let me break it down for you:
If the Texas father gives the Washington son any firearm without going through an FFL the following Federal laws are broken:

The son commits a felony:
18 USC 922(a)(3):
(a) It shall be unlawful—
(3) for any person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to transport into or receive in the State where he resides (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, the State where it maintains a place of business) any firearm purchased or otherwise obtained by such person outside that State, except that this paragraph (A) shall not preclude any person who lawfully acquires a firearm by bequest or intestate succession in a State other than his State of residence from transporting the firearm into or receiving it in that State, if it is lawful for such person to purchase or possess such firearm in that State, (B) shall not apply to the transportation or receipt of a firearm obtained in conformity with subsection (b)(3) of this section, and (C) shall not apply to the transportation of any firearm acquired in any State prior to the effective date of this chapter;
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The father commits a felony:
18 USC 922 (a)(5):
(a) It shall be unlawful—
(5) for any person (other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector) to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any person (other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector) who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the transferor resides; except that this paragraph shall not apply to
(A) the transfer, transportation, or delivery of a firearm made to carry out a bequest of a firearm to, or an acquisition by intestate succession of a firearm by, a person who is permitted to acquire or possess a firearm under the laws of the State of his residence, and
(B) the loan or rental of a firearm to any person for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes;
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Even if the father "loans" the gun to the son, the son still commits the felony because the loaning exception only applies to (a)(5) and not to (a)(3).

The (b)(3) exception is for long arms obtained from out of state FFL's in person with the FFL.
 
Y'know, ah unnerstand all the legalities involved to better employ attornies - but why in the HE** should it be illegal for a father to pass on gun(s) to a son without doing a bunch of paperwork that has NO real effect?

Sorry - there are times when the law is an ass - and this is one of those times, IMO.
 
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