Private sale, how do I know?

[Steel Horse Rider]

I address this problem by never selling any firearm I have purchased. I believe that is a good practice in this time of infringement.

 

[Jim K]

Note that even selling through a dealer doesn't guarantee that the gun was not stolen or used in a crime. In some states, where the police run checks, the stolen guns lists might be reviewed, but the regular NICS check does not require the make, model or serial number of the gun.

Jim

 

[pjeski]

Doesn't the FFL still fill out a purchase permit...you as a buyer are just not required to go to local police dept and get one yourself. But one is still required isn't it??

It's a subtle difference but no. What the dealer fills out is a pistol sales record (RI-60), which is used to register the weapon. While that is one of the functions of the LTP, the PSR isn't a license. If you have a CPL, you can buy without a background check. Without one, the dealer does the background check. In either case, the dealer issues a PSR.

 

[Zach S]

I'm curious if some states have a statute of limitation on stolen property, ie a gun could have been reported stolen but enough time has passed nothing can be done about it.
I recently saw where someone found a rare car that had been stolen from them many years earlier- turns out he could not get it back from the current owner because the S of L had run out... I was quite surprised to read that!

Situations like that dont work out for anyone. A while back I read an article where a ragtop Cutlass was returned to the owner that reported it stolen, 15+ years prior. This was after the (then) owner had went through the proper channels to have it titled, and sank $15,000+ into restoring it.

Edit: http://www.azcentral.com/story/mone.../classic-car-arizona-mistake-call12/10537381/

 

[mnrivrat]

From the ATF web site :

Q: To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA?

A person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his State, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law

Interstate personal sales are not allowed

 

[Arkansas Paul]

Interstate personal sales are not allowed without an FFL transfer.

There. Fixed it for you.

 

[dprice3844444]

http://www.hotgunz.com/ says free gun check
make a call to the cop shop and either have an officer come out or make an appt to take them down there to check them.saves alot of grief later

 

[jerkface11]

If you buy a used TV or computer do you do a check to see if it was stolen?

 

[Frank Ettin]

If you buy a used TV or computer do you do a check to see if it was stolen?

If I buy a used anything, especially if it's expensive, I will do so under circumstances in which (1) it's less likely to be stolen property; and (2) I can maintain a record of from whom I bought it. Among other things, if something I bought turns out to be identifiable as stolen property, it will be taken from me; and I will not get my money back unless I can get it back from whomever sold it to me. I can not acquire ownership of stolen goods; they remain the property of the original, legal owner.