It is legal to purchase a firearm from a licensed firearm retailer that you intend to give as a gift. Wyndie Chifici (Office Manager), Concealed Handgun Permit Unit E-Mail Address: If it was registered, there would be state paperwork as well as the federal form. Once the NICS system has given the go-ahead to allow the sale to proceed, all pertinent information on the purchaser must be eradicated from the system within 24 hours. More on that in a moment.