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@NavyLT:
oh my, that's a pretty glaring oversight on my part :/ you are correct and I will add this information to our thread (with proper accreditation of course)
(for clarification to anyone reading along)
I only really took the Code of Federal Regulations into account when I wrote the final explanation in the aforementioned thread, which has very clear similarities to 18 USC 922 (a)(5) but is, however, more lenient than 18 USC 922 (a)(3). (a)(3) contradicts the CFR and (a)(5) in this regard, but, since (a)(3) specifically prohibits this type of transfer regardless of the exemption in the CFR and (a)(5), any transfer of this sort would be illegal.* In layman's terms, just because something is exempted in one code doesn't mean it isn't outlawed in another. Yeah, I agree, it's a mess.
hope I covered all the bases.
cheers,
-poddus
*IANAL