.......... but that's neither here nor there-if the FFL was not notified that business was coming his way and he did not want it, how do you MAKE him/her do the transfer?
The FFL WAS notified. And until he received the gun and opened the package, he didn't indicate anything unusual to me. Once he saw the only thing I sent (even though I was not required to) was my drivers license and concealed weapons license, then didn't want to complete the transfer.
Certainly, its his prerogative to only deal with FFL's. But, it was HIS mistake in not asking me first if I was an FFL.
Like a few others said here, once the package was sent, its not my deal anymore.
Yesterday, I actually called the Milwaukee ATF and spoke to an agent who confirmed that the FFL is not precluded from doing the transfer. I sent the FFL the agent's name and phone number.
So, if the FFL CONTINUES this BS story about the ATF prohibiting this transfer and still wants to send the gun back to me (correctly now to my FFL).....I will absolutely refuse unless he lets me speak to HIS ATF contact who is telling him otherwise.
Good news is that the package was successfully intercepted and is being send back to the FFL and it will get there on Monday.
Bad news is that the poor buyer wont be taking his new gun to the range this weekend.