I'm interested in selling one of my firearms. How do I go about doing this in Wisconsin?
From what I've read (not necessarily WI), as long as you don't know the person is a felon or otherwise prohibited, it is ok to sell. Is this true? That's it? All I have to do is basically check the person's ID to make sure they are 18 and that's it (can't really run a NICS...)? Is it my responsibility to spot a fake ID on the off chance one were to be used? That proposal to eliminate private sales (in WI) wasn't put into law, was it?
If it really is that simple, would it seem out of place if I recorded the buyer's name, phone number, and address? Would having him/her sign a contract stating they accept responsibility for misuse, they are not prohibited, etc. be a good idea?
Also, I assume the safest way to go about the sale is to simply pay a FFL to transfer the gun from me to the buyer. I can do this, but it might be inconvenient to the buyer as my favorite FFL (i.e. the one not charging $50-75 transfers) is 40 minutes away.
Basically I just want to be sure that I am following all the laws and can not be held responsible for the gun being misused (either in a crime or through negligence).
Also, I assume if I want to sell a gun online (across state lines most likely) my best bet is to have my FFL transfer it to the buyer's FFL? I can't ship direct to their FFL, can I (don't really want to, but just curious)?
Sorry for the long post, but I want to be sure that I have all the bases covered with the latest info.
From what I've read (not necessarily WI), as long as you don't know the person is a felon or otherwise prohibited, it is ok to sell. Is this true? That's it? All I have to do is basically check the person's ID to make sure they are 18 and that's it (can't really run a NICS...)? Is it my responsibility to spot a fake ID on the off chance one were to be used? That proposal to eliminate private sales (in WI) wasn't put into law, was it?
If it really is that simple, would it seem out of place if I recorded the buyer's name, phone number, and address? Would having him/her sign a contract stating they accept responsibility for misuse, they are not prohibited, etc. be a good idea?
Also, I assume the safest way to go about the sale is to simply pay a FFL to transfer the gun from me to the buyer. I can do this, but it might be inconvenient to the buyer as my favorite FFL (i.e. the one not charging $50-75 transfers) is 40 minutes away.
Basically I just want to be sure that I am following all the laws and can not be held responsible for the gun being misused (either in a crime or through negligence).
Also, I assume if I want to sell a gun online (across state lines most likely) my best bet is to have my FFL transfer it to the buyer's FFL? I can't ship direct to their FFL, can I (don't really want to, but just curious)?
Sorry for the long post, but I want to be sure that I have all the bases covered with the latest info.