Regarding an interstate transfer, is an unlicensed sender required to provide a driver's license to the receiving FFL?
According to the federal law . . .
The purchase or other acquisition of a firearm shall . . . be recorded not later than the close of the next business day following the date of such purchase or acquisition. The record shall show the date of receipt, the name and address or the name and license number of the person from whom received, the name of the manufacturer and importer (if any), the model, serial number, type, and the caliber or gauge of the firearm.
In the text above, "license number" presumably refers to FFL license number (FFLs don't have to record the address of an FFL if they record the FFL license number).
So, no, the law does not require FFLs to obtain a copy of the seller's drivers license. All that is required is that the FFL records the name and address of the person providing the firearm. Most FFLs do insist on a driver's license copy, however.
Remember, the receiving FFL is not required to process the transfer at all. He/she can send the gun back or refuse to complete the transfer until requested documentation is supplied. It's his shop, his license, so his rules are the ones that matter. If he says he won't do a transfer without a driver's license copy then that's the deal. Don't like it? Find another dealer to do your transfer.
