I hope by this point in this campfire soap opera you have learned:

1. He's got no claim to the rifle

2. The ATF doesn't give a [bleep] about this and he has not/will not contact them about it.

3. There is no way in hell it can be legally transferred to a NYS resident.

4. He is trying to game you one way or another

5. The only way he can be successful at (4) is if you let him by playing along

6. You are not stupid enough to engage in any of the nitwit gamesmanship moves that have been suggested here.

7. Explain this to you wife. End of story.


Mathew 22: 37-39