Actually, there was one additional factor in the OP that would give me pause
1) Buyer pays for gun;
2) Seller hands over gun.
If the seller told me on the front end that he wanted a bill of sale, I'm not jumping up and down excited about it, but he's got the gun. If I really, really want that gun, then a BoS is part of the deal. It really needed to be part of the front-end discussions, though. I wouldn't be all too excited if I had to drive halfway across town (or further) expecting to buy a gun only to have the seller say, "Oh, yeah, I need a BoS. I thought you knew that."
I wouldn't give out my DL#, though. The seller can see my DL or my CHCL on site to verify my residence. There's no reason for the seller to take down my DL#, though. That's identity theft waiting to happen.
Now, if I were to buy a firearm, and the other party wanted a bill of sale, that might be OK. Buying them new or from a dealer, obviously, there has to be a 4473. Buying them from a private party, though, that's different. In my state, only two things must happen for a legal private party sale:I bought a nice new to me rifle today from a private party - just the way I like it. About 10 minutes later I was at a store on my way home when he called and said he forgot to do the bill of sale, which had not been brought up by either of us previously. He asked for my last name and DL#. Now, as far as I'm concerned, I could have told him to pound sand as this was not part of the agreement. However, I am nice and did not tell him to pound sand.
Your thoughts?
1) Buyer pays for gun;
2) Seller hands over gun.
If the seller told me on the front end that he wanted a bill of sale, I'm not jumping up and down excited about it, but he's got the gun. If I really, really want that gun, then a BoS is part of the deal. It really needed to be part of the front-end discussions, though. I wouldn't be all too excited if I had to drive halfway across town (or further) expecting to buy a gun only to have the seller say, "Oh, yeah, I need a BoS. I thought you knew that."
I wouldn't give out my DL#, though. The seller can see my DL or my CHCL on site to verify my residence. There's no reason for the seller to take down my DL#, though. That's identity theft waiting to happen.