My latest Michigan Firearms Examiner article is on how to find gun bargains at garage and yard sales. They are out there, if you know how to look.
How to find firearms bargains at garage sales
How to find firearms bargains at garage sales
How to find gun bargains at garage sales
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Cougfan2
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Good tips, particularly about asking even if there is no evidence in sight that the seller might be a gun owner.
I've run into a lot of folk that aren't "gun people" that just assumed it wasn't legal to sell a gun FTF to someone even residing in the same state unless they went thru an FFL. (Be sure to check YOUR state's laws on this.)
I've run into a lot of folk that aren't "gun people" that just assumed it wasn't legal to sell a gun FTF to someone even residing in the same state unless they went thru an FFL. (Be sure to check YOUR state's laws on this.)
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Although FtF transfers are legal in Illinois, I suspect it'd be very rare to find one offered at a garage sale. The waiting periods to take posession apply to private sales as well, so you'd have to pay for it, and then come back in 24 or 72 hours to pick it up.
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How does the waiting period apply to PRIVATE sales, who is going to know that you waited, the police? atf? I live in FL and I am 99% sure that there is no waiting period on FTF in-state personal sales.
Hey, let's assume the person from Illinois understands Illinois laws better than we do.
Laws do vary by state and that's why I said in the article to always research and follow your own state laws.
In Michigan, FTF sales are fine, but the buyer does need a handgun purchase permit, so I mentioned that specifically in the article.
Other states are different and I know there are some states where a "garage sale gun purchase" is just not going to happen.
One kind of firearm that is largely unrestricted no matter where you are is pre-1899 antiques, especially if they don't fire metallic cartridges, or are chambered to use long-gone obsolete ones. The same can be said about accessories for them.
But you need to be able to tell what is and isn't valuable, and how to detect the real thing from an aged reproduction.
Nothing beats experience, but it doesn't hurt to have a recent copy of Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, and their values, while you're out looking.
But you need to be able to tell what is and isn't valuable, and how to detect the real thing from an aged reproduction.
Nothing beats experience, but it doesn't hurt to have a recent copy of Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, and their values, while you're out looking.
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