Private Sale or Transfer

(a)Any person engaging in a private sale, loan or other transfer of a firearm shall be shown by the person receiving the firearm an identification card evidencing the receiver’s right to own, possess, use and carry such firearm. It shall be unlawful for a person to transact a private sale, loan, gift or transfer without having seen the valid identification card of the person receiving the firearm. Under no circumstances shall a person who is authorized to own, possess, use and carry a firearm silencer be allowed to loan the device to another person who is not authorized by this Chapter to own, possess, use and carry such device.

(b)In addition to § 60118(a), supra, the record of ownership and transfer as approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must be provided to the department for each firearm silencer sold or transferred pursuant to this Section. The department is prohibited from authorizing the sale or transfer of a firearm silencer to any person who is not authorized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to own or otherwise possess such device in accordance with established federal and local laws and regulations.