Steel Horse Rider
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I address this problem by never selling any firearm I have purchased. I believe that is a good practice in this time of infringement.
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??
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.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!
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 without an FFL transfer.
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.jerkface11 said:If you buy a used TV or computer do you do a check to see if it was stolen?