Next time transfer it through an FFL if you're going to lose sleep over it. There's nothing that says you have to do a private sale.
This is the LAST thing you want to do. Sure, the FFL holders want you to think this is the proper thing to do because they get paid to do transfers...and some charge outrageous rates for a simple 1 page document that they don't even fill out. But the truth is transfers done thru a FFL is merely helping the government collect their lists ...
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The fact of the matter is that the majority of criminals have their "networks" to buy illegal firearms from and rarely would risk buying a firearm from a guy at the gym who could-and probably would-finger them if the BATFE came calling. And for that matter, who is to say if a "felon" deserved to be charged with whatever crime he was charged with in the first place? I personally know a great guy who was the victim of a crooked system in a crooked
(deleted) -- <Sam> state (Connecticut). Because of a "domestic violence" case he was arrested for, thanks to his psycho, vindictive ex wife, he can NEVER legally own a firearm ever again in any state...EVER!! And the fact is that he never laid a hand on her, but a cop "friend" of hers (who disliked this guy and wanted to be more than just her "friend") coached her on how to make the 911 call and what to report, and because of that, my friend will forever have to own his guns illegally. AND HE WILL DO JUST THAT!!! Now before you guys start jumping on the "he probably deserved it" bandwagon, I helped him set up a recording device after the fact in their home to record her phone conversations, bragging about the whole thing and how she got away with it (too complicated to go into as to why these taped phone calls couldn't be used in court to vindicate him), so I know first hand that the whole case was fabricated. I have known this guy all his life and all his friends, including yours truly, told him not to marry this girl because none of us trusted her, but he married her anyway, and the rest is history. Long story short, she wanted to get a divorce and move to Cali with their two young boys which she couldn't do without his permission...unless a restraining order was in place and charges were made (risk of injury to a minor, for one) to make him look like a wife beating criminal who was a danger to his kids. And amazingly that is just what happened!
Anyway, he lost his FFL (yes, he had an FFL for several years and a decent sporting goods business he had to sell because of the legal trouble) and his carry permit in one of the hardest states to get a carry license in-NY state-thanks to an equally vindictive
(deleted) -- <Sam>District Attorney and Democrat ass kissing judge. My friend served proudly in the US Air Force for 8 years and was honorably discharged, was never arrested before this domestic case, and is the kind of guy I would let baby sit my two little girls without a second thought. He is college educated, a contributing member of society, and an all around great guy who is now labeled a "felon" and even worse a "woman beater" who never used a weapon against another human being...especially not his ex wife or kids and yet he is labeled unfit to own a firearm ever again in the United States of America.
So do all of us responsible, American gun owners a favor and don't fall into the trap of helping our anti-gun government via their little elves (FFL holders) collect their gun confiscation lists for their future plans of turning the US into a "safe" place.
