Phydeaux642
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I've decided to sell some of my collection. I'm divorced and have no children, so, if something happened to me it would be left to my sister and mother to sell my guns as they have no interest in them at all. I don't shoot the majority of them anyway, I just bought them because I liked them. I thought that maybe if I sold some of them that I could use the money to buy a couple of really nice guns like a Les Baer 1911 and S&W PC wheelgun.
Anyway, shipping a handgun seems to be a real PITA if you don't have a nice FFL buddy to do it for a reasonable price. UPS and FedEx want an arm and a leg to ship a handgun which adds so much to the price of the gun that it turns a nice deal into a "I can get it cheaper at Bud's" kind of deal.
FTF is legal, so, why can't I get comfortable with the idea? I have no problem with it if I know the person, but for someone I don't know it leaves me feeling very uncomfortable. I know that there is really nothing I can do to find out if the party is legally able to purchase a firearm, and maybe I have no responsibility to do so, but I don't want to be the guy that puts a gun in the hand of someone that has less than honorable intentions with the purchase.
What are your feelings about FTF sales?
Anyway, shipping a handgun seems to be a real PITA if you don't have a nice FFL buddy to do it for a reasonable price. UPS and FedEx want an arm and a leg to ship a handgun which adds so much to the price of the gun that it turns a nice deal into a "I can get it cheaper at Bud's" kind of deal.
FTF is legal, so, why can't I get comfortable with the idea? I have no problem with it if I know the person, but for someone I don't know it leaves me feeling very uncomfortable. I know that there is really nothing I can do to find out if the party is legally able to purchase a firearm, and maybe I have no responsibility to do so, but I don't want to be the guy that puts a gun in the hand of someone that has less than honorable intentions with the purchase.
What are your feelings about FTF sales?