That discussion will lead instantly to politics, so I would avoid it. At this date, private citizens may buy or sell freely, privately owned items. Prudence however would indicate you protect yourself by asking for some form of ID from the buyer, and a written bill of sale, which documents the sale showing you no longer possess the weapon and it's legal transfer of ownership on said date. Should the weapon be used for less than legal purpose in future you can show proof it was not in your possession at that time.
This also protect the buyer, in that any claim the weapon was stolen can be put to rest with a legally executed document of sale. [at least prove YOU didn't steal it]. The term "gun show loop hole" is a handy 5 sec sound bite phrase used to inflame both sides of the issue. IMHO, the moral equal to yelling "fire !" in a crowded theater when there is no fire. If it's legally owned, it can be legally sold. If you buy and sell as a commercial enterprise, you need a FFL and all the paperwork that comes with it under current law, which is all that really counts, all emotions aside. A wise man knows the laws before the prosecutor files the charge against him for inadvertently breaking one. Respectfully, Grant... On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was curious as to how purchases work at gun shows. >> > > Depends upon who's selling. If seller has a FFL he has > to obey all the checks, waiting periods, etc. If a > private citizen, nothing. That's the infamous "loophole": > private sales. Most of what you would see at a show is > not privately held; none of what you would see at a > store is. Private 'sales' covers a lot of ground in > attempted legislation, things like family purchases, > inheritance, gifts, loans, emergency situations, etc. > The devil's usually in the details. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
