Okay, seems not to be the best idea. Got it.
Update: these friends of mine came by a few days and bought the revolver from me. A little solid-frame H&R sixgun in .22LR. I had about $55 into it, so sold it to them at cost.
It was pretty cool, because these two kids are pretty far into the left/progressive camp politically (pro-Palestine, Amnesty International, Oxfam, etc). They came to the UT range a couple months back and loved it, so this is a big step for them.
It took some explaining to convince them that they could just buy a revolver from me without any legal paperwork. However, it was very cool to watch them think through the process: "There's no registration required to buy a handgun? Whoa! Well, I guess if someone was a criminal, they wouldn't register it anyway, to having a law to register it wouldn't really accomplish much."
The initial question turns out to be kind of a non-issue, as they still feel safer keeping it unloaded and with the cylinder stored separately. I showed them how to put a padlock through the frame, and explained how that's _way_ safer than a triggerlock (which doesn't prevent someone loading the gun, with a chunk of plastic sitting right on the trigger).
They're not overnight Jeff Coopers or anything, but I'd say this is a good step in the right direction for them. And now whenever folks in their progressive social circle discuss firearms, there'll be at least one couple to say "yeah, we've got a revolver at home, it's a good thing to have around."