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Let's say you don't turn in an RI060. What is the worst that can happen?Either give them the info they want on a piece of paper (or as they told me, a RI-060), and follow the law, or don't, and take your chances. I haven't been prosecuted yet for the 2 I turned in, been 4.5 years, maybe it takes awhile.
Nothing. You're not required to nor are you legally able to complete an RI-060 for something you already own.
If you were to not complete an RI-060 for a handgun that you were required to complete one for (e.g., a handgun you purchase from someone else), then the worst that can happen is a $250 fine.
Both laws, 28.422 and 28.422(a) use the term "or otherwise acquires a pistol", directly after the word purchase.
It is all not as clear as people wish. There is a dichotomy perceived that is not clearly defined. Both laws continue on to talk about sellers and purchasers, which are defined elsewhere.
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From Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
acquire
transitive verb
1: to get as one's own:
a: to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means
acquire property
The team acquired three new players this year.Seems like a clear distinction to me.From Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
make
transitive verb
1a: to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material : FASHION
make a dress
b: to lay out and construct
make a road
c: COMPOSE, WRITE
make verses
2: to put together from components : CONSTITUTE
houses made of stone
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Is there always both a seller and a purchaser when an individual "otherwise acquires a pistol"?
The instructions only appear to address one condition, a legitimate purchase. But the requirement is still there for all other cases. They just don't give a method to accomplish it.
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Bottom line, you can't "acquire" something you previously acquired and still have interest in (i.e., ownership, possession, etc.).
Acquisition means you literally didn't have it before, but now you literally have it.
Also, attaching things to "widget A" doesn't mean you've (re)acquired "widget A" because you never relinquished your interest in "widget A" to begin with.