Vermont Gun Bill of Sale
A Vermont firearm bill of sale is a legal paper that contains details about the transaction of handguns in the state. The paperwork contains details about a gun's transfer of proprietorship, the purchaser and vendor, as well as identifiable details about the handgun itself. Authentication by a notary public is not required for this form.

Selling a Handgun in Private

To execute a private transaction of a weapon, two individuals or entities have to use the services of a licensed merchant, as required by 13 V.S.A. 4019(b) (1).

Banned from Purchasing.

If you are sentenced for any of the following brutal offenses, you are forbidden from possessing or acquiring a handgun under 13 V.S.A. 4017:

  • An outlined felony as described in subsection 5301(7) of this title other than:

    • Vulgar or indecent conduct as described in paragraph 2601 of this title;

    • carelessly putting the life of another individual into danger as described in paragraph 1025 of this title;

    • handling a car while being intoxicated or other substance with either casualty or critical physical wounds resulting as described in 23 V.S.A. § 1210(f) and (g);

    • reckless or neglectful handling resulting in critical physical wounds or casualty as described in 23 V.S.A. § 1091(b);

    • Pulling out of the site of a crash that results in critical physical injury or casualty as described in 23 V.S.A. § 1128(b) or (c); or

    • a delinquency violation of section 28 of this title, which relates to assault, negligence, and manipulation of susceptible adults; or

    • in the same league as the felony and conviction in a different dominion if the crime forbids the individual from owning a handgun under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) or 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20).

  • A felony which involves sexual manipulation of juveniles in violation of section 64 of this title, or a similar felony and conviction in a different jurisdiction if the crime forbids the individual from owning a gun under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) or 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20).

  • A trespass of 18 V.S.A. § 4231(b)(2), (b)(3), or ©(trading, distributing, or smuggling hard drugs); 4232(b)(2) or (b)(3)(trading or distrubuting LSD); 4233(b)(2), (b)(3), or ©(trading, distributing, or smuggling heroin); 4234(b)(2) or (b)(3)(trading or distrubuting depressants, stimulants, and narcotics); 4234a(b)(2), (b)(3), or ©(trading, distributing, or smuggling methamphetamine); 4235(c)(2) or (c)(3)(trading or distrubuting hallucinogenic drugs); 4235a(b)(2) or (b)(3)(trading or distrubuting Ecstasy), or a similar felony and conviction in a different dominion if the crime forbids the individual from owning a weapon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) or 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20).

  • A sentence for owning to distributing a controlled substance other than marijuana in a different dominion if the felony bans the individual from owning a handgun under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) or 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20). (Added 2015, No. 14, § 1; 2017, No. 83, § 161(3).)

Gun registration in Vermont

Any government organization in the state is prohibited from requiring the documentation of privately owned weapons under 24 V.S.A. 2295. Although, under 13 V.S.A. 4006, all licensed pawnbrokers and retail dealers have to keep a thorough account of all weapons transactions by their firms.

Hidden (Concealed) Weapon

There are no rules in Vermont that require inhabitants to have a specific permit to have a concealed firearm.

Reciprocality

Vermont has no reciprocality regulations because concealed carry is permitted without a license.