Private Firearm Sale

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It requires a seller with a firearm, and a buyer with cash.

Anything else is needless fluff.



I.D., if proof of age is desired, but none of this FOIDcard-letmeseeyourCCWpermit-webettergothroughanFFL stuff is really making us safer, is it???

Just a little rant/didn't want to hijack some other guy's thread thread.
 
so you would sell a firearm to a person who you know to be a thug convicted of many crimes? when that person you sold a gun to uses it to hold up a bank and you're wife is killed in the shootout with police, how will you feel, knowing a gun you previously owned was used to kill your loved one?


you make it sound like the person who called a LEA to follow his gut instinct was foolish.
 
I agree but would add that if the seller KNOWS the buyer is disqualified he shouldn't make the sale.

Notice that I'm NOT saying he should investigate the buyer, only that if he already knows there is a problem (or one becomes obvious) that should stop the deal.

I am absolutely against keeping records on the buyer, or for asking for any personal information, ID, or forcing the transaction to go through an FFL.
 
I am not saying I would sell a firearm to a known thug convicted of many crimes.

I am not saying the person who called LEO was foolish. In that particular scenario, which was unusual.

I am saying anything other than proof of age is state nannyism, unless you happen to know that the buyer is a known thug who plans to shoot innocent people with what used to be my (or your) gun.

Sears used to sell firearms through the mail. Homeland security, FBI, BATF were not part of the transaction. Some of the posters in that other thread sounded unaware of this fact.
 
What if the seller is selling stolen guns? What if the weapon was used in a crime? Police attitude is typically, "if it's in your hands, you are the main suspect".

Had a temp in an office who tried to sell several rifles for cheap, cash only and no need for paperwork... He also had several mountain bikes that he wanted to sell. :scrutiny:
 
:banghead: What if, this. What if, that. What if, the other.
It's getting so that we can't do anything without feeling like we should check with "big brother" first. :uhoh:

Use you common sence and instincts. If something is too good to be true, it usually is. If your gut says whoa, lets not rush into this, then back up and check it out.

But to keep detailed records on a private sale, and call the LEO's to check stollen status on every thing you do. :neener: Tthhpppppppt!
 
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