# 27 C.F.R. § 478.97 (2026): Loan or rental of firearms

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_97

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 C.F.R. § 478.97 (2026)
- **Heading:** Loan or rental of firearms
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 27 CFR: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms / Chapter II: BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 478: COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION / Subpart F: Conduct of Business / § 478.97: § 478.97   Loan or rental of firearms.

## Text

(a) A licensee may lend or rent a firearm to any person for temporary use off the premises of the licensee for lawful sporting purposes:
Provided,
That the delivery of the firearm to such person is not prohibited by § 478.99(b) or § 478.99(c), the licensee complies with the requirements of § 478.102, and the licensee records such loan or rental in the records required to be kept by him under Subpart H of this part.
(b) A club, association, or similar organization temporarily furnishing firearms (whether by loan, rental, or otherwise) to participants in a skeet, trap, target, or similar shooting activity for use at the time and place such activity is held does not, unattended by other circumstances, cause such club, association, or similar organization to be engaged in the business of a dealer in firearms or as engaging in firearms transactions. Therefore, licensing and recordkeeping requirements contained in this part pertaining to firearms transactions would not apply to this temporary furnishing of firearms for use on premises on which such an activity is conducted.
[T.D. ATF-415, 63 FR 58278, Oct. 29, 1998]

## Nearby sections

- [27 C.F.R. § 478.91 (2026) § 478.91   Posting of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_91.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.92 (2026) § 478.92   Identification of firearms and armor piercing ammunition by licensed manufacturers and licensed importers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_92.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.93 (2026) § 478.93   Authorized operations by a licensed collector.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_93.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.94 (2026) § 478.94   Sales or deliveries between licensees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_94.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.95 (2026) § 478.95   Certified copy of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_95.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.96 (2026) § 478.96   Out-of-State and mail order sales.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_96.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.97 (2026) § 478.97   Loan or rental of firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_97.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.98 (2026) § 478.98   Sales or deliveries of destructive devices and certain firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_98.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.99 (2026) § 478.99   Certain prohibited sales, purchases, or deliveries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_99.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.100 (2026) § 478.100   Conduct of business away from licensed premises.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_100.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.101 (2026) § 478.101   Record of transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_101.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.102 (2026) § 478.102   Sales or deliveries of firearms on and after November 30, 1998.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_102.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.103 (2026) § 478.103   Posting of signs and written notification to purchasers of handguns.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_103.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 478.104 (2026) § 478.104   Secure gun storage or safety device.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P478_S478_104.md)

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