back ground check for private sales

[oldfart]

Answerguy:
As I understand the NICS BS, it's set up_for FFLs & LEOs (how's that for a bunch of alphabet soup?). Just as there are ways around other laws, I suppose-- if you wanted to-- you could call the local cop shop, explain what you wanted to do and they'd run a check for you. These days though, with the budgets of every city and state already in the tank, you might have to wait a few days for an answer.

If you were a personal friend of one of the people who have access to the system, you could make an even better deal-- maybe. You might also make a deal with a local dealer to have him do it for a fee. That's essentially what you're doing when you buy a gun from someone out-of-state except in the latter case, the dealer actually handles the gun and enters it into his records.

 

[answerguy]

I still don't understand your rationale behind denying felons firearms.

Well first of all it only need apply to violent criminals. White collar, a guy with too much pot on him aren't really a threat after they get out of jail.

Jail is punishment not rehabilitation. No one expects a rapist to be reformed when they get out of jail.

Oh, and also the fact that black market firearms are almost invariably cheaper than legally-purchased guns. Does anyone know why?

My guess is low overhead. If you steal a gun your profit margin is very high. If there are people who buy guns and re-sell them to prohibited persons they must have a mark-up. So those black market guns must be priced higher than you or I would pay.

A question back at ya. Would you be more nervous about selling a gun to someone you don't know or buying a gun from someone you don't know?

 

[Drjones]

A question back at ya. Would you be more nervous about selling a gun to someone you don't know or buying a gun from someone you don't know?

Probably be more nervous about selling to someone I don't know.

Point?

 

[thumbtack]

I will only sell a gun to someone that has a CHL, and that is the background check I use.

 

[answerguy]

Probably be more nervous about selling to someone I don't know.

My point was in reference to the possibility of buying a stolen gun.
It would be kind of embarssing to bring it to a gun shop for repairs and have them report it to the police.

 

[Drjones]

Ooohhh...ya got me there, answerguy!




Now, if guns didn't have SERIAL NUMBERS, we wouldn't have to worry about what you pointed out, eh?

 

[oldfart]

As far as taking a gun to a gunsmith for epairs, why not repair it yourself?

On the possibly stolen gun issue-- If someone came to you with a gun to sell and you thought it might be stolen, would it be better to go ahead an buy it, thereby keeping it out tof the hands of some gangbanger or pass and take your chances? Let's face it, calling the police to come check it out would probably be an exercise in futility-- unless you first ordered a pizza!

There are all sorts of 'what ifs' that yiou can come up with and very few real answers. Each person has to make up his/her own mind on what to do and when to do it. Sitting at a keyboard, trying to envision situations is another exercise in futility.

But have fun!