How to do a private sale in Maryland is correct and reasonable?

[Elkins45]

Why do you care if the FFL gives you a receipt? He didn't buy it.

I understand what he’s wanting. He wants a piece of paper in his hand showing the gun was legally transferred. I don’t think he needs it, but I’m not him.

 

[Elkins45]

Yes i knew you are right, but when I give to the buyer receipt , should he give me his real name which I need to put on the receipt , right? but if he don't want
show me the DL , how do I know the name he gave is real ?

That’s not your problem. If he gives a fake name to the FFL then he’s committing a crime. At that point it has nothing to do with you.

 

[dogtown tom]

Yes i knew you are right, but when I give to the buyer receipt , should he give me his real name which I need to put on the receipt , right? but if he don't want
show me his DL , how do I know the name he gave is real ?

If you give the buyer a receipt for the sale of the gun, he wont give two hoots if it has his name on it. You could leave it blank and let him fill it in if he wants.
He gave you $$$$$. Thats all that's needed by a seller.

the FFL I pick up for transfer said , he can handle the gun for 7 days ( right now I need to handle) he can give me a receipt because the gun will be wrote to his bound book just like he " buy it for temporarily ", but he need to additionally charge $40 .

You need to find another dealer because this guy is tacking on fees that make zero sense.
The dealer isn't buying it temporarily, he's facilitating a private party transfer. You or the buyer are paying him a fee to conduct the transfer.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Please stop with the whole "prove the handgun was sold" thing as some kind of defense against a hypothetical criminal act committed with a firearm once associated with yourself.

There's FAR more to a criminal investigation, criminal charges, and prosecution than "this dude once owned this firearm". At the very basic level, there's means, motivation, and opportunity involved here, not to mention whatever forensic evidence in play, witnesses, and far, far more.

Even the fact that any given firearm was actually transferred to someone else via FFL and Form 4473 does not mean that person RETAINED that firearm, that he did not even sell or gift that firearm to any other given person INCLUDING back to the original owner.

If the burden of proof were that low, then simple hearsay would carry the day anytime someone investigated a criminal act.

That said...if anybody WANTS to add additional criteria to a sale of a firearm, so be it. It's their private property and so long as they conduct the sale in accordance with their jurisdictional laws, they are free to set any criteria they wish for any reason. The buyer will decide for himself if those terms are acceptable or not.

Just quit fooling yourself that that all these extra measures are some kind of magical ward against being the subject of an investigation or potential prosecution.

 

[efeng9622]

I am going to close this topic , I am very appreciated there are a lot of people who gave me a good advice, if someone wants to continue, that's fine , but don't blame me if I may not reply. my conclusion is that sales contract or receipt maybe is useless or lost buyer , but I feel it is better than nothing. If I ask questions again in the future, I will be careful not to ask such controversial questions. thank you every body here.

 

[Spats McGee]

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