Hey guys, I decided to join after a bad experience with an FFL transfer yesterday. Here's what happened:
I had a firearm transferred from an out of state individual to an FFL here in Indiana. However, when I went to pick up the gun and the phonecall for background check/registration was being made, the FBI refused to register the firearm since it came from an individual and not a FFL holder. The individual insisted that this was not the case, and that he did not need to go through an FFL to transfer it, even though I told him on several occasions that local shop owners did not think this was the case. He contacted my dealer by phone and convinced him that he was correct, and went ahead and mailed it from his home address to my dealer. I think my dealer even contacted a friend in the ATF to verify the info, and thought it was fine before making the call. So what happened? Can anyone shed some light on the situation?
Also, I think I will have to ship the gun back to an FFL in his state, who will then have to ship it back here. However, I am nervous about this since he works at a range that has an FFL. What is going to keep him from just keeping my gun and my money when it gets back to him? Long story short: this really sucks.
I had a firearm transferred from an out of state individual to an FFL here in Indiana. However, when I went to pick up the gun and the phonecall for background check/registration was being made, the FBI refused to register the firearm since it came from an individual and not a FFL holder. The individual insisted that this was not the case, and that he did not need to go through an FFL to transfer it, even though I told him on several occasions that local shop owners did not think this was the case. He contacted my dealer by phone and convinced him that he was correct, and went ahead and mailed it from his home address to my dealer. I think my dealer even contacted a friend in the ATF to verify the info, and thought it was fine before making the call. So what happened? Can anyone shed some light on the situation?
Also, I think I will have to ship the gun back to an FFL in his state, who will then have to ship it back here. However, I am nervous about this since he works at a range that has an FFL. What is going to keep him from just keeping my gun and my money when it gets back to him? Long story short: this really sucks.