On the used gun market
from private owners.
They used to get them from gun shows, but I think that has been curbed.
I once sold a nice auto shotgun to a friend who later developed a drug habit. Uh oh. You can see what's coming. Yep. He committed crimes with my former gun. Specifically, he robbed a drug dealer. I don't know what else he did. I stopped associating with him once I realized what he was doing. I had no receipt to prove I'd sold it to him. I was waiting for the coppers, but they never showed up.
He ended up in jail and I don't know what happened to the shotgun. I guess whatever happens to evidence.
Ironically, I'd bought it from another friend who'd bought it from a CA State patrolman. I don't think any of us had any receipts to cover our bottoms. As far as I know, the state patrolman was the last owner of record, if there were any records in those days.
Then of course there are all the stolen guns too. That's a good argument for gun safes.
from private owners.
They used to get them from gun shows, but I think that has been curbed.
I once sold a nice auto shotgun to a friend who later developed a drug habit. Uh oh. You can see what's coming. Yep. He committed crimes with my former gun. Specifically, he robbed a drug dealer. I don't know what else he did. I stopped associating with him once I realized what he was doing. I had no receipt to prove I'd sold it to him. I was waiting for the coppers, but they never showed up.
He ended up in jail and I don't know what happened to the shotgun. I guess whatever happens to evidence.
Ironically, I'd bought it from another friend who'd bought it from a CA State patrolman. I don't think any of us had any receipts to cover our bottoms. As far as I know, the state patrolman was the last owner of record, if there were any records in those days.
Then of course there are all the stolen guns too. That's a good argument for gun safes.