Loaning gun to family member in another state?

[yhtomit]

I'd like to loan a gun to my brother. He lives in Maryland; I live in Pennsylvania. This is a shotgun, which he would keep at his house, and shoot for fun (at paper and other inanimate targets, and possibly at deer, if his schedule coincides with the legal season). While I'm living in student housing in Philadelphia for grad school, no reason to have my shotgun go unused in my house in Harrisburg.

I haven't been able to find any legal reason to rule out this possibility, but since the gun laws generally and Maryland's specifically are anything but sane, I hope that someone can alert me to big red danger signs if I'm just being naive.

Thanks for any info anyone can offer on this subject!

Cheers,

timothy

 

[MechAg94]

I think laws in most states require an FFL for transfers across state lines. Loaning might still be considered a transfer.

 

[DMF]

I haven't been able to find any legal reason to rule out this possibility . . .

Well federal law prohibits it, so I'd say that's a legal reason. 18USC922(a)(3) and (5), 18USC922(d)

 

[Geno]

No way.

In today's day & age...no.

Not even family.

Doc2005

 

[yhtomit]

Thanks for the replies!

Sad to hear, but thanks for the information.

timothy

 

[Steelcore]

Well, you could visit him and *forget* to take the shotgun home with you.:ehttp://www.thehighroad.org/images/smilies/evil.gif
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[Taurus 617 CCW]

X2 on what STEELCORE said. I actually visited my parents in Cali and "left them a Winchester defender shotgun in the unlikely event that they should have any more riots happen or a major disaster. It's not impossible that a major earthquake could occur. Just want to keep my family safe.